day. it's another record low since about a year ago. and this from the "new york times," for the first time since march 5th of last year, san francisco general hospital had no covid patients, a truly momentous day. dr. jane, an infectious disease physician at the hospital said on thursday, michigan, the state that reported one of the largest surges in the spring has rapidly improved, about 1,400 cases were identified on sunday, compared with 7,800 cases a day in mid-april. let's bring in someone we have talked to all along the way, dr. jha, dean at brown university school of health. so, i have -- i feel like we have turned to you when the news is so bleak. the news is now so hopeful, so optimistic. do you expect to continue this trajectory? are you comfortable now? do you feel secure in saying good things are ahead? >> yes, nicole, thanks for having me back. i feel pretty comfortable saying the next few months should be even better than they are now.