I'm sure more than 1/3 Americans know someone who has died in the last year. I'm sure that was also true last year, and the year before that, and the year befo

I'm sure more than 1/3 Americans know someone who has died in the last year. I'm sure that was also true last year, and the year before that, and the year before that, etc. If the psychological impact of death is your concern, there's little value in focusing on covid-specific deaths.