<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The rather remarkable spring decline of #COVID19 continues.]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The rather remarkable spring decline of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/COVID19" rel="tag">#<span>COVID19</span></a> continues. We've been at the lowest point in four years for weeks, and we're still declining. Per WastewaterSCAN, the level is now:</p><p><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/25aa.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--black_small_square" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="▪" alt="▪" />️ 65% lower than our lowest point in 4 years (last October)<br /><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/25aa.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--black_small_square" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="▪" alt="▪" />️ 82% lower than last spring's and the 2024 lull<br /><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/25aa.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--black_small_square" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="▪" alt="▪" />️ 95% below last year's highest level (in January 2025)</p><p>This bodes well for our summer surge—starting from a very low level. I doubt we'll skip a summer surge, but it might be very modest. <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f91e.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--hand_with_index_and_middle_fingers_crossed" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🤞" alt="🤞" /></p>

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