I am sorry that you lost your brother, I truly am.
I've read that comment here several times about nobody dying of old age or heart attack anymore; apparently it's all labeled as Covid. Perhaps the various ways of addressing this across our country also plays a part in our attitudes about it.
That statement is not something I hear people talking about where I'm from. I know it is stated in sarcasm to apparently make a point, but sadly, I've known several people to die of heart attack, cancer, and all the other usual causes this year. I've also known people who were experiencing symptoms and were sure they had Covid, but turns out it was flu, strep, allergies, sinus infection, or simply the common cold. I know a guy who gets tested every time he gets a sniffle, and he's been negative each time.
I haven't experienced the "every death is a Covid death" attitude to the point that I feel it necessary to downplay it when there is one.