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COVID case counts may be losing importance amid omicron

AP, Jan. 4, 2021

January 4, 2022

COVID case counts may be losing importance amid omicron

Case counts have lost relevance, said Andrew Noymer, a public health [associate] professor at the University of California, Irvine. “Hospitalizations are where the rubber meets the road,” Noymer said. “It’s a more objective measure.” He added: “If I had to choose one metric, I would choose the hospitalization data.”