It's not just an uptick in raw numbers. There's an uptick in the percentage of those who are testing positive.In addition, if you look at underlying data, the fatality rate for people under age 45 is practically zero. I find it interesting everybody is so focused on uptick in cases (indicating significant exposure and additional widespread testing) with the deaths consistently falling. Trends remain positive yet decisions are being made today for something months in advance based on limited potential hazard to the age group competing.
It's way too soon to take a victory lap with respect to the mortality trends. Yes, it helps that the median age of recent positives is significantly younger than a few months ago. It also appears that, as doctors learn more about the disease and outcomes, they're modifying their treatment with favorable results. However, as Fauci pointed out the other day, the ratio of new cases to deaths reported daily could change because there may be a substantial lag before the data shows a higher death rate.