Sailvi767,
Fair point but there is an element of you making the case for Covid. Because healthcare is at breaking point dealing with Covid, non-critical cases are not being seen, very few people are skipping appointments because they are gold dust and you literally could be dead before the next one; having said that some folk are fearful of getting Covid and are not calling in health issues, even though most doctors are doing virtual surgeries.
Covid is a prime factor in many mental health issues, stuck at home, unable to socialise and in a lot of cases concerns about money, job etc.
Covid is the killer, directly or indirectly.