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Florida Department of Health lost a major lawsuit about COVID-19 data.
Multiple investigations and media reports showed the deception around COVID-19 data.
Lies were told at the Governor's direction during the pandemic.

CDC released national and state Covid data, emphasizing use of wastewater surveillance for measuring virus prevalence.
Wastewater viral activity levels are concerning in the U.S., with Alabama showing a significant increase compared to last year.
Historical patterns suggest rising hospitalizations may continue in Alabama, reinforcing the importance of caution and vaccination.

Acknowledgment that the 'Russian roulette model' of Long COVID does not align with data, suggesting underselling of the observed effects
Observation of a slow growth phase in COVID numbers driven by the XBB.1.5 variant, with a notable share of sequenced cases consisting of this strain
Hospital data reflecting a slow growth phase in COVID admissions, with the rate of increase remaining slower than a 4-week doubling pace

The UK COVID data for the week starting 23rd January showed mixed results, with some indicators going down initially but then reversing.
The XBB.1.5 variant of COVID continues to grow, but at a slower rate compared to before.
Hospital-acquired admissions have risen, balancing out the fall in community admissions, suggesting a more complex situation in the overall picture.

The UK COVID data for the week starting 28th November 2022 shows a trend of growth in hospital admissions and cases.
There is an increase in the number of people reporting limitations in daily activities due to Long COVID, indicating a potential impact from past infection waves.
Variants at Level 6 and 7 are outgrowing Level 5 variants, contributing to the overall growth observed in COVID data.

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The UK COVID data for the week starting 14th November 2022 shows a significant growth of Level 5 and above strains, indicating a potential larger wave in the future.
Hospital admissions seem to be close to bottoming out, but the trend is not as positive as desired, with rates not decreasing as rapidly as before.
There is a need to closely monitor the situation, especially with week-on-week admissions ratios showing slower decline, although current admission numbers are still relatively low.

The data on hospitalizations of children with Covid-19 may be misleading - a significant portion of children hospitalized weren't there primarily due to Covid-19.
Vaccinated individuals can still get Covid-19, but the context matters - most will not get severely ill or be highly infectious.
Testing post-vaccination should focus more on viral load to determine infectiousness accurately, rather than simply detecting viral presence - antigen tests are suggested for better understanding.