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ReconfigBehSci. (2021, December 11). RT @thehowie: BREAKING: Hospitalizations South Africa Hospitalizations⬆️67% week over week. Gauteng Province⬆️66%. GP⬆️1.6% from yesterd… [Tweet]. @SciBeh. https://twitter.com/SciBeh/status/1469685234149072897

ReconfigBehSci. (2021, December 11). RT @thehowie: BREAKING: South Africa: Week over week increase of only 4.8% today. 16.4% positive rate is near half of recent levels. 36… [Tweet]. @SciBeh. https://twitter.com/SciBeh/status/1469945163615129602

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Ben Bradshaw. (2021, October 19). Very disappointing non-answer from the Health Secretary to my question why the U.K. has the highest #Covid19 infection, hospitalisation & death rates in Western Europe. Https://t.co/jrxb872YpB [Tweet]. @BenPBradshaw. https://twitter.com/BenPBradshaw/status/1450426408614993923

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(((Howard Forman))). (2022, January 21). NYC update (GREAT news heading into weekend) Cases down 43% with positive rate 7.3% (Manhattan 6.2%). Lowest rate since December 15. Hospital census down 13% back to levels of January 2. All trends (except deaths) favorable. Thanks to everyone who has helped get us here. Https://t.co/MLmptWLxKv [Tweet]. @thehowie. https://twitter.com/thehowie/status/1484608013885480962

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(((Howard Forman))). (2022, January 31). Connecticut Cases down 72% from last week (lower test resulting). Positive rate 7.3%, lowest since 12/20. Hospitalizations down 29%. 46% are fully vaccinated. FWIW - my hospital is 67% down from peak census. Good news! Https://t.co/dOpFO2fjTK [Tweet]. @thehowie. https://twitter.com/thehowie/status/1488277435342901259

(((Howard Forman))). (2022, February 3). Connecticut Cases down 19%. Positive rate is 6.6%, similar to early December. We are at comparable case levels to last winter. Hospitalizations down 32%. Deaths continue to decline, down 22%. Https://t.co/vqhn1AwM6b [Tweet]. @thehowie. https://twitter.com/thehowie/status/1489334682596429825

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(((Howard Forman))). (2022, January 24). NYC update Positive rate 6.6%. Cases fewest since 12/13. Hospital census lowest since 1/1/2022. Hospital admits lowest since 12/22/2021. All indicators (except deaths) declining rapidly, but still well above pre-Omicron levels. Expect more swift progress this week. Https://t.co/IhKlwEEkXp [Tweet]. @thehowie. https://twitter.com/thehowie/status/1485719209359421452

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Jorge A. Caballero, MD. (2021, December 30). 544 children with #COVID19 were admitted to U.S. hospitals yesterday—This shattered the previous single-day record that was set 2 days ago (421) source: HHS (https://healthdata.gov/Hospital/COVID-19-Reported-Patient-Impact-and-Hospital-Capa/g62h-syeh) https://t.co/bOUylcyZlV [Tweet]. @DataDrivenMD. https://twitter.com/DataDrivenMD/status/1476357620550148100

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(((Howard Forman))). (2020, November 24). Truly good news out of #Italy. And we can all use it. Cases (23K), positive rate (12.3%), and hospitalizations all DOWN. ICU occupancy with smallest increase in months. Deaths (not surprisingly) the one exception with 3rd highest total. Https://t.co/YFh5nd2AXX [Tweet]. @thehowie. https://twitter.com/thehowie/status/1331311384626388994

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