Taiwan News: CECC official Lo Yi-chun (羅一鈞) said that since April 20, there have been 7,431 persons diagnosed with COVID-19. Of these patients, 16.3 percent, or 1,209, have been deemed severe. Among patients that are 60 or older, the percent classified as seriously ill is 30.2

That's bloody high! Is Covid getting worse?

Good question. I'd like to see their definition of "seriously ill". If it means bedridden or in need of assistance to get through the day, that's bad. If it means just feeling like absolute shit, but with only a slight fever and no trouble breathing, that's different.

As a side note, a number of countries in East Asia are seeing record numbers of COVID just in the past few weeks, including Taiwan, Japan, and Malaysia. I read somewhere that pandemics naturally die out in 1.5-2 years. Of course, that's just the history of pandemics caused by pathogens that weren't engineered. The next 6-8 months will be telling.