MC is misrepresenting the data. The Economist has a nice chart of excess deaths in many countries; here's a link.
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/coronavirus-excess-deaths-tracker?gclid=Cj0KCQjw9_mDBhCGARI...
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/coronavirus-excess-deaths-tracker?gclid=Cj0KCQjw9_mDBhCGARI...