Google covid search results....

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Google's search algorithm consistently returns COVID-19 related articles when users input any 2 or 3 digit number followed by "new cases," such as "312 new cases." This phenomenon is attributed to the extensive coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic across numerous local, regional, and national sources. Even misspellings like "cwases" yield relevant results, demonstrating the robustness of Google's indexing. Alternative search engines, such as DuckDuckGo, also provide similar results, indicating a widespread availability of COVID-19 information.

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If you type in google.com any 2 or 3 digit numbers combinations before "new cases" for example "312 new cases" into google there will always be a result with a covid19 article correlating with the number... why is that?
 
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Given the very large number of local, regional, and national sources covering the outbreak every day, it's no surprise that you'd be able to find just about any number in that range.
 
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I tried a search for just "cases", with no number. I even spelled it wrong "cwases". I even used a different search engine, duckduckgo. I got a list of Coronavirus hits anyhow.
 

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