Things are blown out of proportion by reporting the number of positive tests when what we really should be looking at are only those who are seriously ill. Positive cases have no relation whatsoever to what sort of burden the infection is causing the country. The more tests you do the more positives you find so it makes the number meaningless.
For example if you look at the way traffic accidents are tracked no country in the world tracks all the minor accidents eg the minor dings and fender benders or those nose-to-tails caused by traveling too close while going too fast.
What is tracked are accidents that cause death and injuries only.
So same with Covid-19 just track the deaths and those in ICU as those are the only numbers that are significant.