I just go with total deaths: https://public.tableau.com/profile/dataviz8737#!/vizhome/COVID_excess_mort_withcauses_07152020/WithAndWithoutWeighting I keep in the mind the early peak was Cuomo killing the elderly, completely failed NYC hospitals, poor treatment options, killing people with ventilators, etc. Also keep in mind this is total deaths including all other deaths from deferred care, etc.
It also appears from the chart, although too soon to know for sure, that the deaths were what they call mortality displacement, or people who died a little sooner than they would have otherwise.