(NPR) With CDC Out Of Data Collection, Some State Hospital Groups Can't Get COVID-19 Information

With CDC Out Of Data Collection, Some State Hospital Groups Can't Get COVID-19 Information








New federal rules for reporting data have caused confusion and delays for state officials trying to monitor the pandemic. Dr. Lee Norman, Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, discussed the resurgence in coronavirus cases in Kansas on July 15 in Topeka. Norman called the resurgence "awful."



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With CDC Out Of Data Collection, Some State Hospital Groups Can't Get COVID-19 Information





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State and hospital leaders in two states report that a Trump administration change to how pandemic data is collected has left them unable to access vital information.










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