The good news is that at this point while the mortality rate is relatively high in confirmed cases (compared to the Flu), we're only really testing people who are getting severely ill needing hospitalization. While most people who get infected are either asymptomatic or experiencing minor symptoms so they're not being tested, and likely are assuming they have a basic cold or the flu then proceed to recover at home just fine.

The result of this is that while yes we definitely should expect confirmed cases to increase rapidly as testing ramps up, realistically we should see the rate of severity and mortality decrease as more mild cases are added to the statistics.

If you are looking for something proactive you could do help your personal health I'd recommend making sure you have gotten your Flu shot this year as we're still in the middle of a very rough Flu season. It won't help with Covid-19, but it will make one less thing you need to worry about.