...but that's not what we are being told.

Daily COVID-19 Deaths in the U.S. Have Fallen Dramatically Since April

COVID-19 hospitalizations hit another record high in NC, pass 900 for the first time since the start of the pandemic

The point of the lockdown was to give the country the time to ramp up testing, look for treatments, and increase medical supplies. By curbing the spread, health officials could more readily identify hotspots and conduct contact tracing, and the health care system could cope with any increase in demand. Which, as Kudlow points out, is exactly what’s happening now. P> What’s more, the increase in coronavirus cases matters only if they are going up faster than expected, and whether this is resulting in a second wave of deaths.

Neither of those appears to be true.