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Only 6% of the 161,392 deaths recorded actually died solely from COVID.
That's 9,683 deaths from COVID with US population over 320 million people.
The other 94% had 2-3 other serious illnesses ("comorbidities") contributing to death, and most of those were of advanced age (74-85+)
Table 3 shows the types of health conditions and contributing causes mentioned in conjunction with deaths involving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). For 6% of the deaths, COVID–19 was the only cause mentioned. For deaths with conditions or causes in addition to COVID-19, on average, there were 2.6 additional conditions or causes per death. The number of deaths with each condition or cause is shown for all deaths and by age groups.
Weekly Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristic
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm?fbclid=IwAR2PsyLJHURogDdHZeMAv4DA3X1CUjTa48st_wcDVegDAs1uOiSf5WkuwSo