He answered it above: 17,500. 90% fewer. All Trump had to do was tell people to 'wear masks and stop traveling' and magically:
a) the tens of millions of people who don't trust anything the government says, refuse to stay home or wear masks, would have immediately trusted the government, stayed home and worn masks, and
b) the tens of millions of people who have gone bat-**** crazy every single day since Trump was elected would have listened, complied and said "Great job Mr President, thank you for saving us!!"
When it comes to drugs, delusion makes LSD look like child's play.