r/COVID19 is only for scholarly articles. This is the link you should have posted: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2771761
And it was posted, 3 days before your post: https://www.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/jasfbw/excess_deaths_from_covid19_and_other_causes/
That said, a ban seems needlessly harsh.
Here's a sneak peek of /r/COVID19 using the [top posts](https://np.reddit.com/r/COVID19/top/?sort=top&t=all) of all time!
\#1: [Stanford researchers confirm N95 masks can be sterilized and reused with virtually no loss of filtration efficiency by leaving in oven for 30 mins at 70C / 158F](https://m.box.com/shared_item/https%3A%2F%2Fstanfordmedicine.box.com%2Fv%2Fcovid19-PPE-1-1) | [1121 comments](https://np.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/fo0rpe/stanford_researchers_confirm_n95_masks_can_be/)
\#2: [Number of people with coronavirus infections may be dozens of times higher than the number of confirmed cases](https://thl.fi/en/web/thlfi-en/-/number-of-people-with-coronavirus-infections-may-be-dozens-of-times-higher-than-the-number-of-confirmed-cases) | [1478 comments](https://np.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/g2czc4/number_of_people_with_coronavirus_infections_may/)
\#3: [At least 11% of tested blood donors in Stockholm had Covid19 antibody as of last week.](https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/11-procent-av-stockholmarna-har-antikroppar-mot-covid-19) | [1201 comments](https://np.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/g4znbg/at_least_11_of_tested_blood_donors_in_stockholm/)
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