The problem of course is lack of testing. The same factor censoring observations of the disease among the living censors even more strongly among the dead. AFAI

The problem of course is lack of testing. The same factor censoring observations of the disease among the living censors even more strongly among the dead. AFAIK, no one is trying to test the dead. Ultimately though society became aware of the existence of plagues long before we knew about germ theory. So sticking our heads in the sand won’t save anyone from realizing what’s going on during a pandemic. It’ll just result in potentially many more dead.