1200 to 3000 deaths are directly attributed to the smoke from the wildfires, according to research from Stanford. Most of those affected are 65 and older, with pre-existing conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, respiratory aliments, etc.
https://www.firerescue1.com/urban-interface/articles/researchers-smoke-from-calif-wildfires-may-have-killed-1k-people-cxbis4soyGeeJCK8/
Wanna bet that all will be listed as Covid related. . . .