When someone relies on percentage increases/decreases without providing the numerator or denominator, they are likely trying to mask (no pun intended) the actual data.
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/weekly-covid-cases?tab=chart&country=~USA
https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/global-covid-19-tracker/Edited by Spanky at 14:44:12 on 08/30/23