https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsan...irus-outbreaks
Look at this graph of daily cases. Note that in just about every hard hit country like SPain, France, Italy, etc., new daily cases are plummeting. Note the very sharp dropoffs. With the plummeting daily new cases includes rapidly decreasing amounts of hospitalizations and deaths.
The US on the other hand, is maintaining a steady 20k new cases per day. Whatever appearances of a slightly declining plateau is primarily caused by major declines in cases from NJ/NY/CT/MA/ (states that were hit hard early). In so many states in the midwest and south, the situation is most definitely getting worse. Alabama, for example, is in a bad spot
Montgomery AL ICU beds all full, ER handling overflow
https://www.wsfa.com/2020/05/26/doct...icu-beds-fill/
major hospital at 200% of normal capacity
https://www.npr.org/2020/05/26/86199...t-crisis-level