First of all, deaths are on the rise[1]. That said, if the populations for new cases stays about where it is now, the relative rate for new cases vs deaths will

First of all, deaths are on the rise[1]. That said, if the populations for new cases stays about where it is now, the relative rate for new cases vs deaths will likely still be lower than we saw in the "first wave". This is because the population of individuals getting covid now is skewed toward young people. Think of it as a large group of individual that have a low risk of death engaging in behavior that has a high risk of getting them infected. [1]:https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/