https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/17/health/us-coronavirus-saturday/index.html
10 states reported their highest number of new COVID-19 cases thus far.
The US had its highest number of new cases nationally since July for a single day, with more than 70,000. The 7 day average for new daily cases is its highest in two months.
We've gone up roughly 60% in the average daily cases since we hit a low about 5 weeks ago, to the level we were at an equivalent time before that.
Deaths?
Deaths have stayed relatively flat for the last six weeks, averaging ~745. Right now, it is down to a "mere" 702 for the last week.
It's been just over a month since the cases started to climb again. With cases having climbed 10,000/day (35k/day to 45k/day) in the first 20 days of that period and then 10,000 per day, up to close to 56,000/day, and the previously noted increases in hospitalizations, it would be a very pleasant surprise if deaths did not start going back up again, as well.