This has more to do with population density, lack of sanitation and marginal healthcare than any particular virus.
Our hubris deceives us into believing we can control things like pathogens and climate.
Covid-19 is an 7pper respiratory virus. Those have seasons, like the flu.
This is year 2 of it. The second year. But they act like the stats should be cumulative, instead of resetting the counters.
If that were the case, there would be deaths at this rate most every day. (Hint: there aren’t)
Try again.