If "worse" is measured in terms of mortality, this excellent graphic from the CDC illustrates why that statement is inaccurate. As I am typing this the total number of deaths due to SARS-CoV-2 in the USA is at 194,000 from 6.57 million cases and 387,616 hospitalizations in that past 7 months. The slide shows the total cases, hospitalizations, and deaths for the past 8 seasons (click to enlarge).
