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Provide indication that facets/filters are updating search results

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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Usability testing showed that users did not notice that facets/filters were updating the search results and facet/filter options when they selected the a checkbox input. We previously changed the design of the "Apply Dates" button because users were using this to apply filters, but this did not solve the confusion (see PR #368 ).

Describe the solution you'd like

Add number of hits indication in modal that updates each time there are new results. Consider an aria-live property to announce the change via screen readers.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Previous discussions have included the idea of a loading indication for the search results page behind the modal.