In general (ignoring the issue of how 'real' the Coronavirus is for a moment), deaths trail infections by a few weeks, so the left story is about deaths (rising towards a likely crest) while the right story is about infections, which may have crested and starting to fall after the xmas surge.
In general (ignoring the issue of how 'real' the Coronavirus is for a moment), deaths trail infections by a few weeks, so the left story is about deaths (rising towards a likely crest) while the right story is about infections, which may have crested and starting to fall after the xmas surge.
I think you're right. This is a nothingburger misreading.