It's impossible to make the assessment you have "those would have died within short order without the existence of COVID as a resulte of old age or pre-existing medical conditions"Bet most of those would have died within short order without the exisitence of COVID as a result of old age or pre-exisiting medical conditions...
You simply lack the smallest amount of understanding regarding the Coronavirus and you lack basic empathy towards others.
Facts are those who have died did so due to complications from COVID, and they could have lived 1 day, 1 month, 1 year or even 10 years longer, and that would have valuable to their families.
Trying to downplay those who have died due to COVID is ignorant as it gets as a human being.