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GB_RN

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2. Hospitalizations And Deaths Are Lagging Indicators...

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Thu Dec 30, 2021, 11:19 AM

Dec 2021

Going by my state’s COVID dashboard, hospitalizations are already increasing - they haven’t seen the worst of this, yet. And deaths have typically lagged hospitalizations by about two weeks. So, those will spike dramatically before long.

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The U.S. breaks its single-day case record, nearly doubling the highest numbers from last winter. [View all] Zorro Dec 2021 OP

I wonder how many home test positives go unreported? IA8IT Dec 2021 #1

My first thought, too. Diamond_Dog Dec 2021 #5

I would imagine the vast majority FBaggins Dec 2021 #7

Hospitalizations And Deaths Are Lagging Indicators... GB_RN Dec 2021 #2

Hospitalization, U.S. overall: up 9.3% since Dec 25, and up 67% since a Nov 10 low point progree Dec 2021 #14

Yeah. GB_RN Dec 2021 #15

I'm curious how many of those are reinfections. OnlinePoker Dec 2021 #3

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Good time to steer clear of maskholes IronLionZion Dec 2021 #6

Well if r/HermanCainAwards is any indication... Initech Dec 2021 #8

Fine with me IronLionZion Dec 2021 #9

Yeah if only there were a way to stop that. Initech Dec 2021 #10

it's not just the maskholes Skittles Jan 2022 #18

"there's not much hope of avoiding this virus" IronLionZion Jan 2022 #19

I know a ton of people that got Covid and not one of them reported it. Groundhawg Dec 2021 #11

rump and his llashram Dec 2021 #12

Thank you, Ron DeSantis for thinning the republican voter rolls PerceptionManagement Dec 2021 #13

Some of this is still backlog nitpicker Dec 2021 #16

WHOW. riversedge Dec 2021 #17