The autumn wave of the coronavirus has reached a dangerous new stage. The number of new daily cases has risen almost 50 percent in the U.S. over the past month. The situation is even worse in Europe.

For the first time since late March, the per capita number of new cases in Europe exceeds the number in the U.S.

Line chart showing daily COVID-19 cases per million from March to October 2020 with Europe surging past the U.S. in mid-October.

The New York Times, Morning Brief, October 15, 2020.