I remember hearing about that NYT piece on the news and that's about it. I can't speak to everyone's experience, but that article did not stoke fear in me. I also recall hearing stories about the data being incomplete - though, I did not hear them directly from NPR. Typically I'll watch CBS news at 6:30 - odds are that's where I heard the data was misrepresented.
Anyway, my point was, in late May and early June, many people claimed the virus was winding down and was over. It was not and is not.
Great news on the death rate