They also state that most of the patients that died had pre-existing conditions, but no mention of if that would have prevented them from taking HCQ, leading to

They also state that most of the patients that died had pre-existing conditions, but no mention of if that would have prevented them from taking HCQ, leading to the majority of the "no HCQ" cases being people who were already more likely to die. If that were controlled for, we might see the same results we've seen in every other study, that taking HCQ actually led to increased mortality rates.