https://web.archive.org/web/20201126163323/https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2020/11/a-closer-look-at-u-s-deaths-due-to-covid-19

States that the amount of deaths year over year are similar and it's possible they are miscatagorizing deaths. Article pulled later.

https://sharecaster.com/2020/11/27/johns-hopkins-university-news-letter-deletes-article-a-closer-look-at-u-s-deaths-due-to-covid-19/amp/