There have been a multitude of reports from other countries on how they fail to account for all deaths, let alone all deaths from the disease, for instance.
The death toll is severe though, no two ways about it, but therea are also a lot of factors to weigh in, such as:
- What could have been done instead? There are several countries with radically different measures that still face high numbers of reported deaths
- Would more severe restrictions have mitigated the most damaging vectors? A lot of the deaths come from elderly homes, for instance, and further lockdowns wouldn't naturally have prevented that (as much as, say, more personnel in elderly care)
- What will the secondary effects be? The effects of Covid-19 go beyond the deaths from the disease itself. How many will die from the economical impact of lesser, or more severe restrictions? For instance.
These are all difficult considerations and near-impossible to answer.