This week’s hospital admission rate follows last week’s rise of more than 10 percent. While this data suggests more infections, a metric the CDC does not track anymore, it remains unclear how concerned people should be.
Wow if only there was some sort of institution that should help us understand how concerned we should be.
I mean, there's such a thing as "Flu Season". Certain conditions are ideal for the spread of disease.
I'm willing to bet the big things driving COVID numbers right now are summer vacationers / cruise ships full of diseased filth and everyone being forced indoors due to the heat wave.