@Haplap
No don't need that thanks am more than capable of interpreting the numbers myself.
That article makes the basic error of treating test results as a model for the number infected.
They are not, not least because the number of tests is not increasing proportionately.
In order to get an idea of infections you would need to at a least randomly sample on a large scale across the country. The testing is not at all random.
What is true, and more interesting, is that the proportion of tests which are positive is increasing, however unless we know that the conditions under which the testing is conducted has not changed then that isn't as useful as it seems (it follows that as testing capacity has not scaled with infections then over time a greater proportion of those tested will be those already displaying severe symptoms).
It's worth noting by the way that the rate of increase in positive tests yesterday was much slower than previous days despite fewer tests being conducted.
Deaths aren't a very useful proxy for current infections since we know that death follows infection on average around 19 days later, and 19 days ago there was little in the way of infection control.
. The comparison to seasonal flu is such a poor understanding of a global pandemic of a new virus with a far higher mortality rate and no vaccine.
Most people aren't vaccinated against the flu. However from what we know influenza infection rates (mostly the young) and deaths (mostly the elderly), it is quite likely that certain influenza strains are more deadly to the elderly than covid-19. I suggest you look at the death rates in the 80+ group for example from season influenza. It's not pretty.
That's not to say covid-19 is flu, nor that it is harmless, just an observation that we are now likely heading for a total of deaths below recent seasonal flu, which we accept with a shrug.
And btw if the Daily Express put out stories about old people dying from flu then I imagine most people would dismiss it, even though, depending on strain, seasonal flu is highly deadly to the elderly, and there isn't a great panic about vaccines.