True. But compared to recent past, it can. And that’s what they’re talking about in the article you linked - higher than the last 6 months. Not to focus just on deaths, here’s our current case load:
I don’t know how this compares to other seasonal stuff. But having gotten this once and dealt with some long COVID, I don’t want to get it again.
Anyway, to the original topic of the post, whether it qualifies as “high” or not, ignoring living companions’ pleas for caution is not cool.
