I am starting to use such inflated mortality rates as an indicator that the poster/article is either fearmongering or simply not well informed enough to have a worthwhile opinion.
It's maddening. Some of us have been asking this question for the past 5 days and being told we're crazy for not simply believing what is obviously an indefensible denominator. [0]
0: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22580814