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Reminder as we look at these totally inadequate pieces of plastic that Miller and McEnany tested negative at least 4 times each before their positive confirmation. We're all pretty good at Zoom by now, why not give it a try?

Many people have wondered why we at The COVID Tracking Project do not publish test positivity rates. Here's a look at why this metric, valuable though it is, is difficult to use correctly. covidtracking.com/blog/test-posi… Well done Erin Kissane (tweets deleted, not here) Jessica Malaty Rivera, MS @karaschechtman @NotoriousRSG Júlia Ledur

I’m makin’ a ⁦bluesky⁩ gif! 🤣

#COVID19 cases are on the rise in #Boston. Please take all of the precautions to keep ourselves, our loved ones and our families safe.

You're welcome.

OK. We got our wish for leadership that actually cares about getting this under control. Joe & Kamala’s team will need all the help they can get. These numbers are grim.

This is not a drill.

Our daily update is published. States reported 1.4M new tests and 144k cases, another all-time high. 65.4k people are hospitalized, 15k more than on election day. The death toll was 1,421, pushing the 7-day average over 1,000.

Our daily update is published. States reported 1.5M tests, 155K cases, and 1,565 deaths. 77k people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 in the US.

Our weekly data analysis is published. We recorded over 1 million cases last week for the first time in the pandemic. Hospitalizations hit record highs and deaths rose nearly 15% from the prior week. covidtracking.com/blog/one-milli…

A lot of feelings about our last day. But the big one is gratitude. What a privilege to have gotten to know this incredible group of people.

very very thankful today ❤️ Steward #VaccinateMA

The post is published! Working on this with the incredible The COVID Tracking Project team was such a privilege. Thank you CTP Editorial people and thank you madhavi @karaschechtman Michal Mart and sara simon. 💜💜💜 covidtracking.com/1Q5lsJ7i5vsM3R…

Great post on the colossal task this team took on.

I am simply overwhelmed with gratitude and relief. This is about as good a plan as is possible. Now it’s up to the school admins, teachers and parents and I think we can pull it off. ❤️

Don’t let people get away with calling selfishness freedom.

11-year-old on the way home from his first shot (🎉). He’s been wearing N-95 at school so far and is eager to know when he can wear a “blue normal” mask. Dissatisfied w the pharmacist’s answer, he called and demanded “MOM! WHAT DOES GUPTA SAY?!” 🤣 Dr. Sanjay Gupta

This makes up for all the bad stuff the internet has done.

on my tombstone: “I told you it was a hardware problem” 😁 #IoT #internetofthings