# Why is the 2nd wave leveling off? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [July 30, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-2nd-wave-leveling-off/916864 "2020-07-30T19:58:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 27
**Author:** ![Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/do_not_taunt/32/2968_2.png) [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-2nd-wave-leveling-off/916864/27 "2020-08-03T16:58:07Z")
> [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](#): > > I think the 10x estimate is outdated. While Trump’s theory that all of the increase in cases is caused by testing is clearly false, we _are_ testing more, and the likely percentage of cases that are caught is almost certainly higher now than it was in March. I now see there is a separate [thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-times-as-many-cases-as-reported-is-this-accurate/917002) on this. It’s somewhat off the rails at the moment, but seems like the right place to continue this conversation, if anyone were so inclined. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-2nd-wave-leveling-off/916864)._