https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/index.html Interpretive Summary for July 30, 2021 COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are once again increasing in nearly all states, fueled by the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant, which is much more contagious than past versions of the virus. Now, about that $10K... Increasing relative to what? Relative to moderate variance from week to week, or relative to peak COVID-19? The highest daily death average in a rolling 7 day period in July while Delta has been raging has been 360 deaths/day. The highest daily average in a rolling 7 day period in January of this year was 3,352 deaths per day.