We were told that this was to bend the curve and not overwhelm our medical system- Fine, we've done that,
NO...we have not.
Yesterday NYC had 800 deaths...the highest number in one day yet
Actually, yes we have. The data from a single state means literally nothing in the context of the country as a whole.
If you look at the logarithmic charts for the nation, the curve has clearly changed direction. The models show a peak in the next few days to a week in some/most places and the nation as a whole in the next couple, after which resource demands are expected to decrease. Of course they're models so they could be wrong, but they've been revised down instead of up in recent days relative to the dire predictions we were given early on.
In the vast majority of places, according to the models, the medical systems are not projected to be overwhelmed. Many, if not most, are not projected to even come close. NY is a cherry-picked example and in no way indicative of the national picture. You can split hairs if you'd like but the overall goal to social distance and to issue stay at home orders so as not to overwhelm the medical system across the country has been largely accomplished in the overwhelming majority of states, aside from a few hotspots, such as your NY example, and NJ, although to a lesser degree than NY.
At this point the models show the following states overshooting capacity of various resources to varying degrees: Connecticut, GA, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada , NJ, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Wisconsin and of course, we know NY has done so.
13 States out of 50, and if you look at them, again, this is to varying degrees- a lot of them relatively minor. The majority of the states in this country have, without question, accomplished this goal of keeping numbers within available resources, and, without question, the logarithmic charts for the nation have changed direction.