Like Italy, but unlike most other countries, the U.S. counts every deceased patient with the Wuhan-Coronavirus as a Covid-19 death, regardless of the actual cause of death. Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House Coronavirus task force response coordinator, confirmed on Tuesday that the U.S. will continue to err on the side of over-inclusion when counting Covid-19 deaths, despite most countries doing the opposite.
https://nypost.com/2020/04/07/feds-classify-all-coronavirus-patient-deaths-as-covid-19-deaths/