Let’s look at the half-full glass. It’s nice to see the seven-day average of COVID-19 cases dip for the first time in two months, even if it’s too soon to see any real signs of a plateau.

But it is exasperating, to put it mildly, that with so much off-the-record testing by home kits, it’s tough to read the tea leaves. There’s just enough data to suggest it’s smart to assume the worse, that the virus is all around, and act accordingly. We’re a long way from this thing being over, or even predictable.