As you seem to know, averages are just averages. The actual numbers are usually going to be somewhat above or below average. The question would be how the uptick compares to the standard deviation. If this virus is what we were told it is, there should be a large increase.
It's the actual number this year compared to the same week of data averaged over the previous 5yrs.
The 1k spike is almost a 10% increase over that previous average.
When viewing the weekly data for this year it is the first week with a clear spike. If you want to go all out professor on the numbers you will need to compile the individual data yourself for deviations or other metrics you feel would.provide clearer insight.
Latest new is the UK will have 66,000 corona deaths by August with a peak of close to 3,000 in one day.
To put that 66k into perspective, from April-End July in 2019, 173,000 people died.