So we should just ignore Birx and others saying things like this:
But yes, lets continue to believe the narrative that we have undercounted the actual deaths. Its pure fiction
Anecdotally, some people counted as dying of covid would have died anyway. That's not really in dispute. Its just that the undercounting of those who died because of covid and never received an autopsy or post mortem test is way higher. That is why the lead authority in the U.S. says there is an undercount.
It may or may not matter to you that the public health official in that video refutes that Illinois is over-counting deaths. Dr. Ngozi Ezike Refutes Notion That Illinois is Over-counting COVID-19 Deaths