Perhaps we are not in such dire straits as we think we are. I believe the media hype things up - a disaster story is always better than a winning one. Here are 2 articles that probably say it a lot better than I can.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51768274

This one shows that the death rate is still falling over the period. Clearly there may be days where it rises but the general trend remains down.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51768274

This one, (although by a journalist) paints a slightly different picture which seems to make a lot of sense. Far more testing and more targeted testing is bound to uncover more cases, which of course is exactly what it is meant to do. Shirley that means the system is working, not that it isn't?