And 25% of COVID victims are suffering long term effects, including cognitive impairment. Organ damage may lead to health complications that linger after COVID-19 illness. In some people, lasting health effects may include long-term breathing problems, heart complications, chronic kidney impairment, stroke and Guillain-Barre syndrome — a condition that causes temporary paralysis.
Other studies show that up to 80% of COVID sufferers have one of more long term effects. For Christians, death is not such a big deal, as you so rightly pointed out. However, unbelievers may disagree. Personally, I'd prefer to go at the time of God's choosing and not like Marcus Lamb, an anti vaxxer until he got COVID. It was too late for him. And way too many others.