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Jan 14
THREAD: Another day of letting the virus get its way. Ups and downs, but the broad stokes are still crap.
NEBRASKA: LaVerne Mueller, 79, of Norfolk, Nebraska, died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, at Faith Regional Health System from COVID-19. legacy.com/us/obituaries/…
MARYLAND: A freelance writer, journalist and community leader, Charles H. Taylor III, 70, passed away suddenly and painlessly early Saturday morning, Jan. 7, from a blood clot due to COVID-19 infection. legacy.com/us/obituaries/…
Read 36 tweets
Jan 12
THREAD: 24 more hours in the US. Some encouraging drops in hospitalization and wastewater numbers in a few places; on the flip side, rebounds in COVID and flu case numbers in some spots too.

Lots of woods to get thru yet this winter.
MARYLAND: There were 833 people hospitalized in Maryland with COVID-19 Tuesday, up 31 people from a day earlier, and 27 deaths. While the total hospitalized is less than 1/4 of the total at the pandemic peak a yr ago, the # is the highest since February. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/publ…
MARYLAND: “We’re not in crisis stage right now,” Atlas said Wednesday. “We’re just strained to the gills.”
capitalgazette.com/maryland/bs-hs…
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Jan 11
THREAD: 24 Hours in the US, winter 2023.
MICHIGAN: Dr. Nefcy, with Munson Healthcare, said cases of COVID-19 & influenza have been increasing steadily for ~3 wks. Across all Munson facilities, the # of flu patients admitted rose from 18 to 55 & the number of COVID-19 patients rose from 38 to 55.cadillacnews.com/coronavirus/co…
NORTH CAROLINA: The CDC’s transmission map already shows the majority of the state in Orange, which is the highest risk level for the spread of COVID.wral.com/coronavirus/ne…
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Jan 11
helpfully weighing in on what's unhelpful re: COVID
let us not be ridiculous by naming subvariants things people can remember

let us not be overblown by naming subvariants associated with clear increases in hospitalization & death

and nhl teams

after mythical sea beasts
what if we did a new years resolution
like
taking the ongoing pandemic
seriously enough
to demand policy
that effectively limits its impact/spread
Read 4 tweets
Jan 10
THREAD: Spread.
WASHINGTON: From mid-November to mid-December, the COVID-19 case rate increased by 163% and hospitalizations went up by 233%. Additionally, there were seven deaths related to COVID-19 last month, which is more than the previous three months combined. yaktrinews.com/covid-19-cases…
FLORIDA: As COVID-19 cases rise across the state, spurred by evolving subvariants and holiday travels, Tallahassee hospitals are reporting similar increases among patients. tallahassee.com/story/news/loc…
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Dec 14, 2022
In early November, the 27-year-old said she noticed her daughters started developing fevers, and for two weeks, her girls were in and out of multiple hospitals while Cayson had to receive treatment in a pediatric intensive care unit in the Houston area. wsjm.com/2022/12/13/mom…
“It got pretty scary because before she got better, she got worse,” Murray added, explaining that she went back on family medical leave as a high school teacher to care for her daughter just after returning to work after giving birth in September. wsjm.com/2022/12/13/mom…
Desani's family came down w/ COVID but by the following month, Ben was well enough to start daycare.
Shortly afterward, the 39yo mom said she had to repeatedly postpone work & school to care for Ben, who came down w/ other illnesses, including RSV. wsjm.com/2022/12/13/mom…
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