The article "What’s Happening in Arizona and the Southwest is Actually Really Good COVID News" (https://theresurgent.com/2020/06/16/whats-happening-in-arizona-and-the-southwest-is-actually-really-good-covid-news/), supports the "COVID becoming less serious" hypothesis.
Even though more cases are being detected (with more testing), hospitalizations and deaths are down. This despite the fact that all hospital admissions are now tested for COVID, and all positives are counted as COVID hospitalizations, even if they didn't come to the hospital for COVID symptoms.
Deaths per day from AZ Dept of Health Services (https://azdhs.gov/preparedness/epidemiology-disease-control/infectious-disease-epidemiology/covid-19/dashboards/index.php), have dropped pretty sharply over the last week. New cases per day rose sharply from May 26 to June 15th (more testing?), but even that number has declined sharply since the 15th.
Thanks for posting. If the hospitalizations stay in check the doctors can treat people who get real sick from the virus.
That was President Trump reason for the original lockdown to keep the hospital from being overrun and the development of treatment plans. It was not a lockdown forever like some people.
Hospitalization rates are going up in SC and NC, but it is manageable. No need for lock down.