Common current theory as to why infection rates are increasing yet death rates aren’t (yet) is because it is younger people that are catching it – they’re less likely to die from it.
There is anecdotal evidence from hospital workers to support this, I have read, though I’m sure no scientific study on it.
I keep a running weekly tally of death rates in several areas of interest (to me) and the area that did away with lockdown first did see a jump in death rates last week. I’m anxious to see if that trend continues when I run the numbers later this week.
Saw a news clip yesterday. The doctors cited these reasons:
1. Invasive ventilators are absolutely last-ditch effort, last resort measure. They are relying more on non-invasive methods that don’t require intubation. My guess is a lot of folks died not because of the virus but because of the infections brought on by the intubations.
2. Lessons learned
3. Medications – they are using a variety of meds that have some effectiveness against the virus.
