How does it compare annually? Well, since record keeping began up until last year, there weren't any Covid-19 deaths at all. Just over halfway into this year, there's been nearly 6,000 deaths. So I'd have to say there's been a bit of an uptick.
True, that's only comparing the 2020 Covid-19 death rate against the Covid-19 death rate for previous years. That's cherry-picking. However, there has already more been than twice as many Covid-19 deaths in 2020 compared to flu-related deaths for the entire year of 2019. No doubt there will be more to come in the remaining 5 months of the year as the rates are trending upwards, not downwards.
As far as "When the govern [sic] stops paying hospitals more to report a covid-19 death things will change.", the governor is actually suppressing the hospital reporting, not encouraging it. Hospitals don't get bonuses for reporting deaths of particular types. Things will change for the better when and if an effective vaccine is developed and widely distributed. Until then, they will only get better if the vast majority of people socially distance, wear masks in public and wash thoroughly and frequently. It's boring to stay home for those of us fortunate to be retired and economically disastrous for those who still need to work, but this virus does not care.
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