Since this thread is entitled Covid-19 by the numbers, here are some sobering numbers.

Tuesday there were 164 deaths reported in the US

Wednesday there were 233 deaths reports in the US

Thursday there were 253 deaths reported in the US

Today, as of 3pm eastern time, there have been 265 deaths reported (and we are only part way through the day.

If you can't see the trend, you just don't want to see the trend.