Of course they weren't. Hospitals were getting paid "Per covid patient". Humans being what they are you know damn well there was a ton of government fraud going on. Just in my little part of the world I personally know of 2 people who died and had their deaths falsely blamed on C-19.
I'm not saying C-19 didn't kill a bunch of people because it did. Most ( but not all) of whom had co-morbidities. The problem is there was no distinct pattern. My 80 plus year old parents, one of whom has emphazema and the other breathes through a hole in his neck and has blocked carotids, both got Covid near the beginning. It was a real crappy time and it took my mom a couple months to feel back to 100%, but they both survived without so much as a trip to the hospital. On the other hand, a guy I work with had his 32 year old wife, who was very active, healthy and in shape with no medical issues die from Covid. The government, the CDC and that piece of crap Anthony Fauci started drawing up orders, mandates and "Vaccines" without ever understanding what C-19 was. Thanks to them no one in this country will ever trust the CDC again, not that most of us did anyway. The CDC has been trying to get "Gun violence" classified as a public health epidemic so they could recommend gun control laws for decades now.
How many people died because their doctors were in the bag with the AMA and refused to prescribe hydroxocloriquine
( spelling) ? How many businesses were ruined ? How many kids didn't get to go to their senior prom ? How many kids were set back educationally by years ? How much taxpayer funding was wasted paying people not to go to work ? We are still feeling ramifications from that mess and will for years to come. There are still a bunch of people who believe they have a right to either not work or to work from home.
I personally made the most money I have ever made during the scamdemic. I was putting in 70 hours a week. My commutes were a lot faster and more enjoyable too.