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Here’s a question from below the line worth addressing.

Andrew, delight do something about new subject reporting. The best rule of thumb daily representation is soon to be hospital admissions , not daily new cases , nor even a daily total in infirmaries anatomy. Reporting a 61% increase in a weekly new cases illustration alongside a study suggesting R is falling back to c1 needs a stable context – ie daily hospital admissions. And show us the full graph for admittances from when they first were in the tens per period. Please

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