Not too sure I believe you about who's being counted and who isn't.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nyc-a...204223020.html
"(Bloomberg) -- New York City added thousands of people to its coronavirus death toll to account for
victims who died in recent weeks without a confirmed diagnosis.
...
The city’s Health Department published official statistics Tuesday afternoon reporting 6,589 confirmed Covid-19 deaths as of Monday at 4 p.m. The data released Tuesday showed among the newly counted victims, 60% died while hospitalized before test results could confirm a diagnosis.
Another 22% died at home, 18% in nursing homes or ho e, and less than 1% were dead on arrival at hospitals."
Do I need to dig out the Reagan quote again?