but, yes - deaths and cases are decreasing in the united states, it's a clear downward trend, and has been for a while. it's slow, but it's clear, and there's not a lot of reason to think the decline is going to speed up - but also not a lot of reason to think it'll flip over. intentionally or not, the policy in the united states was for one, big tsunami.

the harsh reality is that there's only so many people that can die with a virus that has a low death rate, and they're getting to the point of maximum carnage. it's a simple calculation. they're almost there.