At least 24 states are not heeding the national guidelines on reporting probable cases and deaths, despite previously identifying probable cases in other national outbreaks, including H1N1 flu during the country’s last pandemic in 2009. Five of those are not reporting probable cases or deaths, according to data the CDC began publishing June 2. ADOfficials in the remaining 17 states say they are reporting probable and confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths on their websites and to the CDC. Ohio was one the first states to begin disclosing probable cases and deaths in early April. Andrew M. Cuomo, a Democrat praised for his command of daily news briefings during the pandemic, has indicated skepticism about recording probable cases.

Source: Washington Post June 08, 2020 11:04 UTC