https://freerepublic.com/tag/manipulativenumbers/ en-us Wed, 2 Feb 2022 00:46:46 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4034593/posts Reported Cases: As of January 26, 2022, the current 7-day moving average of daily new cases (596,860) decreased 19.9% compared with the previous. New Hospital Admissions: The current 7-day daily average for January 19–25, 2022, was 19,315. This is an 8.8% decrease from the prior. Deaths: As of January 26, 2022, the 7-day moving average of new deaths (2,288) has increased 25.1% compared with the previous. (but the 7 day moving average of Deaths apparently peaked on 26 Jan) Testing: The percentage of COVID-19 NAATs (nucleic acid amplification tests) that are positive (percent positivity) is down 8.2% in comparison to... CDC https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4034593/posts#comment Wed, 2 Feb 2022 00:46:46 GMT