COVID-19 has negative impacts on both human lives and the economy. The best single indicator for the latter is the GDP and the one for the former is the excess of deaths that is more objective than COVID fatalities that may include deaths for which COVID is not the primary cause and exclude deaths as a result of COVID's secondary effect. The CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) have large delays that vary among different jurisdictions. The US deaths in 2020 will likely be more than 10% higher than in 2019. The vast majority of excess deaths caused by COVID-19 are from the elderly. For example, the average age of COVID deaths is 80 in Massachusetts. Comorbidities are the most important factor determining the outcome of a COVID patient. In Massachusetts, 98.2% of COVID deaths are from people with comorbidities. The coronavirus is effectively like a death accelerator for people with illnesses. If a person is expected to live no longer than 2 or 3 years, he will likely