It's clearly better than last year, and Flu and RSV are definitely the big contenders this year for hospital capacity, but it's important to note the deviation that occurs now with the advent of at-home testing vs test sites that are counted

As in, obviously it's showing in the official case count that cases are down, yet viral load continues to rise in the wastewater

I still mask in public places like the grocery store and on the bus... It doesn't hurt, just saying

I planned to at least for winters, etc, from now on, anyway, even for the flu alone

Source/Alt-Text:
https://metrocouncil.org/Wastewater-Water/Services/Wastewater-Treatment/COVID19-Research.aspx