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 Package: covidHubUtils
 Title: Utility functions for the COVID-19 forecast hub
-Version: 0.1.8
+Version: 0.1.9
 Authors@R: c(
     person(given = "Yijin Serena",
            family = "Wang",

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 ## Changes since last release
 - None yet
 
+## covidHubUtils 0.1.9
+
+This update removes truth data functions that are no longer relevant.
+### Updates
+- Remove `download_raw_usafacts` and `preprocess_usafacts` because the last release
+deprecated USAFacts as a truth source.
+- Remove `preprocess_truth_for_zoltar` and `save_truth_for_zoltar`, as the truth
+data being sent to Zoltar (JHU CSSE cases and deaths) stopped updating in March 2023.
+
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 ## covidHubUtils 0.1.8
 
 This update has minor changes.