Hospitalization data from the states worst affected by COVID-19 show two distinct waves of the pandemic, the second more severe in California and Texas and less severe in New York and Florida

Florida, Texas and California all lagged the outbreak in New York, but the experience of all four coincide in the second wave, which is clearly now receding.

The Spanish Flu pandemic had three waves.

1918 Pandemic Influenza: Three Waves

New York (gray), Florida (green), California (blue), Texas (pink)