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8. Dentalcorp increased its monthly 5-star Google reviews by 200% in 2 months — learn how here.

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14. Stats by state: 

• COVID-19 hospitalization rates
• COVID-19 test positivity rates
• Percentage of population fully vaccinated
• COVID-19 death rates
• Staffing shortages
• Booster rates
• COVID-19 vaccination rates
• COVID-19 cases trend

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