GP If you want to understand why media's so obsessed with the COVID-19 death toll, consider that nearly a third of all COVID-19 deaths occurred in NY and NJ, which is wear nearly all national media live.

GP Those two states, and since NYS is massive it's important to note mostly the part of the state within 50 or so miles of NYC, are responsible for about 1/3 of all deaths *nationwide.*

Basically, it's just NYC with 1/3 of all deaths nationally.

GP If you add in MA and MI, you're up to half of all national deaths.

Four states, 16% of all states, with half the deaths.

Four states, ~13.75% of national population, with half of the deaths.