California has fewer Covid-19 deaths than Connecticut, while having 12 times the population as General Flynn's home state.

Google Stats:

Connecticut 2,800 "Covid-19 deaths"

California 2,700 "Covid-19 deaths"

https://news.google.com/covid19/map

CDC average annual flu/pneumonia deaths:

Connecticut 760

California 6,900

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/flu_pneumonia_mortality/flu_pneumonia.htm

Total populations

Connecticut 3,600,000

California 39,500,000