Yes. One of the reasons could be that US for a while practically didn't have tests, after deciding to not use what the rest of the world already had:
https://www.businessinsider.com/early-coronavirus-cdc-tests-...
but also the US president tweeting just two weeks ago, March 9:
"So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!"
and day later said:
"And we’re prepared, and we’re doing a great job with it. And it will go away. Just stay calm. It will go away."
https://www.factcheck.org/2020/03/trumps-statements-about-th...
If it makes you feel better (it shouldn't), in the UK the politicians hoped in "herd immunity" to magically solve their problems:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/15/epidem...
Such a negligence.