let's take yesterday.
yesterday, while the u.s. reported about 73.000 new cases, out of 1.1. million test results. that is just above 6%, the health experts say that when the virus infection rate is below 5% , that is heading toward 1% that would mean the virus is contained.
now, a positive test does NOT mean a person is sick. people who are showing no symptoms are far less likely to spread than those who are actually sick.
now, you must think about this- the c d c counts as covid death as those WITH covid, not those who died Of covid.
they say that 94% of those who they said died WITH ( not of) the virus other underlying condidtions, such as heart disease, lung disease, diabetes , etc.
also, according to the c d c, about 98,500 people who died WITH ( not of) covid are 75 and older.
so, any in that group should stay at home a lot, and be very careful.
the rest of us, the risk of extreme sickness and death is low.