Even Dr. Birx, head of the government's effort, doesn't trust the numbers coming from the CDC....
https://www.independentsentinel.com/dr-birx-doesnt-trust-cdc-numbers-thinks-numbers-are-inflated-by-25/
And the mortality rate is inflated due to how the numbers are counted (suspected Wuhan Flu deaths are counted as Wuhan Flu deaths, without any verification)....
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvss/coronavirus/Alert-1-Guidance-for-Certifying-COVID-19-Deaths.pdf
and due to the economic incentives, stashed inside the CARES Act, that add an additional 20% to categorize hospitalizations and treatments as Wuhan Flu related....
https://www.aha.org/advisory/2020-04-16-coronavirus-update-cms-releases-guidance-implementing-cares-act-provisions
The verifiable total number of dead killed directly by the Wuhan Flu (with no pre-existing morbidity conditions) is somewhere south of 40,000. If you take out the elderly, it's south of 10,000.
These are the just the facts. Make of them what you will.