疫情嚴重？ Serious Plague?

Cases Confirmed: 1,051
Discharged: 1,008
Dead: 4

Yet, the situation is prevalently described as "serious" in our society across different levels.  Huh?!

確診個案︰1,051宗
出院︰1,008宗
死亡︰4宗

過千人出院，但我們社會上下至今仍天天說「疫情嚴重」。吓？！

https://chp-dashboard.geodata.gov.hk/covid-19/en.html