The excess is 300k, of which 200k are attributed to COVID.
This is from a non-retracted CDC study. Of course it uses modeling that may turn out to be incorrect. However, it directly contradicts the assertions in the presentation by Ms. Briand.
If what you originally posted were true, it would be startling news. That’s why I asked last night if you thought it was true. I didn’t feel like sleuthing around much until this morning, and it took about five minutes of googling to blow the whole thing up.
Our problem today is that nobody brings any skepticism to reports that ‘confirm’ their prior beliefs.