The Florida Health Department on Monday disputed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) release of COVID-19 case numbers, claiming that the agency rolled multiple days worth of data into one day to make it appear Florida is reporting a record number of cases per day. Responding to a tweet from the Florida Sun-Sentinel newspaper asserting that Florida “hit yet another record” for COVID-19 cases, the state Department of Health said it was incorrect reporting. The paper, citing the CDC, claimed the state saw 28,000 new cases on Sunday. “Wrong again. The number of cases @CDCgov released for Florida today is incorrect,” the agency wrote to the Sun-Sentinel. “They combined MULTIPLE days into one. We anticipate CDC will correct the record.” The agency, in a separate tweet, called on another outlet—which also cited the CDC—that they need to “please correct this story to ensure accurate reporting to your audiences.” Instead, …
Florida Health Department: CDC’s COVID Count for State Is Wrong, Seeks Correction
August 10, 2021
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