~2.2 million people over the age of 65 die in the US every year. So, unchecked, the Corona-19 virus would've killed about the same number of people who die of old age in one year. (Assuming that the claims that 2 - 2.2 million people would've died in absence of any response are correct.)
https://www.cato.org/blog/how-one-model-simulated-22-million-us-deaths-covid-19
https://www.cato.org/blog/how-one-model-simulated-22-million-us-deaths-covid-19