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Dozens of states end daily COVID-19 data reports
Dozens of states end daily COVID-19 data reports, causing experts to fear hidden outbreaks
Drop in daily COVID-19 reporting and virus testing concerns experts.
After 16 months of coronavirus-related restrictions and requirements -- mask mandates, social distancing, extensive state of emergencies -- nearly every jurisdiction in the country has now moved to ease up or, for some, completely lift virus-related orders.
The move comes as many communities attempt to begin to return to some sense of pre-pandemic normalcy, following a 95% drop in the number of cases since the beginning of the year when infections peaked at more than 250,000 cases a day.
Less than 12,000 patients are hospitalized with the virus across the country -- a stark difference from the early months of 2021, when 10 times that amount were hospitalized nationwide.
Despite the hopeful news, health experts suggest that current metrics do not tell the full story of the U.S.'s continued struggle with COVID-19.
According to an ABC News survey of state COVID-19 information dashboards, more than two dozen states have now either opted to no longer offer daily statistical coronavirus updates or plan to end daily reports in the coming weeks, a choice which has been a source of great concern for health experts as the more virulent delta variant spreads.
"Without real-time reporting, we are essentially flying blind as to the state of the pandemic. Lack of timely surveillance data will create blind spots and potentially a false sense of security as we struggle with vaccination uptake and the rise of new variants," said Dr. John Brownstein, chief innovation officer at Boston Children's Hospital and an ABC News contributor.
Some of these states have moved to offer only weekday updates, others are reporting metrics every few days, and a few are now only offering weekly breakdowns. While state officials insist that they will continue to monitor data, the frequency of public updates will be limited. สล็อตทดลองเล่น
The importance of daily data cannot be overstated, said Beth Blauer, executive director of the Centers for Civic Impact at Johns Hopkins University, in a post earlier this month. Data provided by the states has "led to major policy decisions across all levels of government and influenced the behavior and decisions of many Americans."
Blauer urged officials to "stay the course of daily reporting, and not allow their data to go 'stale' by releasing it infrequently."
Drop in daily COVID-19 reporting and virus testing concerns experts.
After 16 months of coronavirus-related restrictions and requirements -- mask mandates, social distancing, extensive state of emergencies -- nearly every jurisdiction in the country has now moved to ease up or, for some, completely lift virus-related orders.
The move comes as many communities attempt to begin to return to some sense of pre-pandemic normalcy, following a 95% drop in the number of cases since the beginning of the year when infections peaked at more than 250,000 cases a day.
Less than 12,000 patients are hospitalized with the virus across the country -- a stark difference from the early months of 2021, when 10 times that amount were hospitalized nationwide.
Despite the hopeful news, health experts suggest that current metrics do not tell the full story of the U.S.'s continued struggle with COVID-19.
According to an ABC News survey of state COVID-19 information dashboards, more than two dozen states have now either opted to no longer offer daily statistical coronavirus updates or plan to end daily reports in the coming weeks, a choice which has been a source of great concern for health experts as the more virulent delta variant spreads.
"Without real-time reporting, we are essentially flying blind as to the state of the pandemic. Lack of timely surveillance data will create blind spots and potentially a false sense of security as we struggle with vaccination uptake and the rise of new variants," said Dr. John Brownstein, chief innovation officer at Boston Children's Hospital and an ABC News contributor.
Some of these states have moved to offer only weekday updates, others are reporting metrics every few days, and a few are now only offering weekly breakdowns. While state officials insist that they will continue to monitor data, the frequency of public updates will be limited. สล็อตทดลองเล่น
The importance of daily data cannot be overstated, said Beth Blauer, executive director of the Centers for Civic Impact at Johns Hopkins University, in a post earlier this month. Data provided by the states has "led to major policy decisions across all levels of government and influenced the behavior and decisions of many Americans."
Blauer urged officials to "stay the course of daily reporting, and not allow their data to go 'stale' by releasing it infrequently."