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In sorrowful solidarity with five fellow Americans who died this week from COVID-19. The unique aspect of this week's group is that several had triumphed over significant adversity in their lives; their stories brought veteran journalist, Ms Judy Woodruff, to tears .                           B.L.U.F. (bottom-line, up-front) : a turn-around month but one ending with uncertain momentum. The last COVIData Sweep. INTRODUCTION Summary . These supplemental data to the last letter to my extended family surveying how the 'kin-clusters' -- principally congregating in Pittsburgh, New York, Detroit, Colorado, and Maryland -- are holding up during this pandemic.  February ended the holiday surge that had proven to be more taxing than anticipated. This week was the third week of declines of many indicators: average daily cases down 13% to 60,714 confirmed but still 6x the level  Dr Fauci and the Centers for Disease Co...