Hospitalization lags cases, and deaths lag hospitalization. So if you're seeing many cases, that's a bad sign for the future, and it takes a while to figure ou

Hospitalization lags cases, and deaths lag hospitalization. So if you're seeing many cases, that's a bad sign for the future, and it takes a while to figure out for sure. In a global pandemic, it's best to be safe on these things, because the alternative is that you celebrate early and look like a tit (not to mention all the deaths).