We will likely lose well over 100k people. absolutely tragic.
But putting it into proper perspective, the death rate is likely, actually, below 1%. So many antibody tests around the world have shown us that 25-50% of people have it and have no idea as they are asymptomatic.
And I have been all for the mitigation. And I still think everyone should wear a mask in public for the foreseeable future -- but looking at our 'curve' in comparison to other nations, and I wonder how much good it has actually done. We have been around 30k cases per day since the beginning of April. After over a month of this, if it is truly effective, one would think we would be on a downward slope by now.