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[โ€“] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's important to note that every state I'm aware of has long ended their testing and reporting, literally doing the Trump thing. So we actually have no idea what the numbers are.

[โ€“] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

The numbers I've seen are from hospitalized patients, which should still be tracked, and tracked in a similar way to the flu. It doesn't give us the full story for sure, but it gives us something to compare.