I agree if your denominator is infected to death rate. If you’re talking relative to state population, then 5k extra deaths moves the needle. But, whatever. 50

I agree if your denominator is infected to death rate. If you’re talking relative to state population, then 5k extra deaths moves the needle. But, whatever. 5000 people dead - it’s just a number, right? Thank goodness we are all coping with the pandemic with statistics.