[X180A]

Yesterday’s 7,085 new cases of COVID-19 in New York are about as much as one week’s total cases of seasonal flu at the peak of flu season. In other words, New York is currently experiencing COVID-19 cases at seven times the rate of seasonal flu at its peak. And yet, bad as it currently is for New York, the numbers are still increasing exponentially.

[gogeo]

Yesterday’s 7,085 new cases of COVID-19 in New York are about as much as one week’s total cases of seasonal flu at the peak of flu season.

You've not defined your statistics. Are you comparing apples and apples?