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Cases And Deaths Rise, Brazil And Uk Variants Appear And Hospitals Continue To Overflow

Published on April 21, 2021
Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn This week the trend to increases in the rate of new cases and new deaths, a higher positivity rate and an overflow in hospital waiting rooms continues. To be frank, the increase in cases and deaths are truly shocking and are a significantly higher ramp up than at any period during […]

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