Why not just use the actual data and not anecdata at all?
And also, the extremes are important because statistically more people hit those extremes than with other respiratory viruses. There are states reporting nearly full ICUs right now. There are states (re)opening field hospitals.
The whole reason for lockdowns and restrictions isn’t to prevent a huge amount of deaths. Most people don’t die from Covid. The whole point is to keep our hospital system above water.
And also, the extremes are important because statistically more people hit those extremes than with other respiratory viruses. There are states reporting nearly full ICUs right now. There are states (re)opening field hospitals.
The whole reason for lockdowns and restrictions isn’t to prevent a huge amount of deaths. Most people don’t die from Covid. The whole point is to keep our hospital system above water.