The three stated reasons for ending the national public health emergency status of COVID-19 this May are because, in the time since the Omicron surge at the end of January 2022, daily (reported) cases are down by 92%, (acute) deaths have declined by over 80%, and new hospitalizations are down by nearly 80%. There are some important things to clarify with these figures.
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