You are not getting the concept of "relative" There are many reasons why the ratio of excess deaths due to Covid death could be higher in cities...
1. Covid may kill more in cities...
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-ta...trated-in-democratic-congressional-districts/
Coronavirus death toll is heavily concentrated in Democratic congressional districts
Covid kicked the crap out of Democrat districts and cities and urban areas - particularly early on... in part because they are more likely to have multigenerational living arrangements.
There is also a lot less sun and exercise and distance and probably more shitty fast food and diabetes and other things.
In short...
The are myraid reasons why urban areas could have a higher percent of their excess deaths be from covid..
1. Covid may kill more in cities...
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-ta...trated-in-democratic-congressional-districts/
Coronavirus death toll is heavily concentrated in Democratic congressional districts
Covid kicked the crap out of Democrat districts and cities and urban areas - particularly early on... in part because they are more likely to have multigenerational living arrangements.
There is also a lot less sun and exercise and distance and probably more shitty fast food and diabetes and other things.
In short...
The are myraid reasons why urban areas could have a higher percent of their excess deaths be from covid..