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Re:Covid-19 takes serious toll on heart health–a full year a... by verdverm on Thursday February 10, 2022 @10:26AM (#30287428)
You may wish to review the numbers you are stating comparisons about. The rate for COVID per day in the US is about 1300 (911k / 700 days). The total is about 9000 per day, which is 3x 9/11 every day

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/deaths.htm

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Re:Covid-19 takes serious toll on heart health–a full year a... by noxer on Thursday February 10, 2022 @01:00PM (#30290046)
You must look at excess death not death in total.
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Re:Covid-19 takes serious toll on heart health–a full year a... by verdverm on Thursday February 10, 2022 @02:40PM (#30291388)
1300/day is roughly the excess.

You need to compare it to normal (expected) total.

excluding comparisons means you cannot judge severity one way or another. Basic stats here

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