From the top link, thanks. IOW, the data stinks and is valueless except for propaganda purposes.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/faq-surveillance.html
What is a COVID19 Case?
A COVID-19 case includes confirmed and probable cases and deaths. This change was made to reflect an interim COVID-19 positionpdf iconexternal icon statement issued by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists on April 5, 2020. The position statement included a case definition and made COVID-19 a nationally notifiable disease.
What is a Probably COVID19 Case?
A probable case or death is defined as:
A person meeting clinical criteria AND epidemiologic evidence with no confirmatory laboratory testing performed for COVID-19;
A person meeting presumptive laboratory evidence AND either clinical criteria OR epidemiologic evidence;
A person meeting vital records criteria with no confirmatory laboratory testing performed for COVID-19.
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Can you or anyone else copy the image from the second link showing how many “probable” cases they can count from one actual case? A picture is worth a thousand words.
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