That is what happens when you significantly ramp up testing.
A more telling statistic would the mortality rate. # of deaths / total number of confirmed cases. Then compare the mortality rate between countries. The US currently seems to have a mortality rate of around 1.2 to 1.4 percent.
MUCH LOWER THAN THE WHO NUMBER OF over 3%
Early mortality rates mean little unless you know the course of the disease. It takes on average 3 to 4 weeks for the disease to "resolve", either by recovery or death. Everyone was touting South Korea's 0.5%, then 0.6%, then 0.7%, etc mortality rate. Now, as more cases "resolve", they are at 1.4%, and if their current trend continues, they will be at 2.4% before they are done. 2% still appears to be a best case scenario. We, the USA, do not appear to be on the same low trajectory as South Korea.