I do so because it is a disaster.
DeathsNew York's death toll has surpassed, if that is the word, that of every country on earth save Italy and the U.S.
New York 26,771
Spain 26,621
France 26,380
Italy 30,560
—via Worldometers
The U.S. is the third most populous nation on the planet.
Ex-New York the U.S. death rate per million is 173, between Montserrat (200) and Luxembourg (161), above Canada's death rate of 129 per million of and below Switzerland's 211.
Ex-New York the U.S. rate is 17th highest in the world, including New York the rate is 13th highest.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/