CTP collects data from all 50 states and US territories. Some background: Nearly three dozen public health advisers sent a July letter to the US government saying they are extremely concerned” and “troubled” about the change in how hospitals report Covid-19 data. The letter said hospitals were “scrambling” to keep up with the daily Covid-19 reporting requirements to HHS. “Hospitalization data used to be a reliable metric demonstrating the stress Covid-19 is causing state health systems. We encourage states to be transparent about when they are encountering issues with hospital reporting and why,” CTP said.

Source: CNN August 13, 2020 19:07 UTC