I know in Indiana weve been told by the local health department to expect a spike this week. When I ask why, heres the answer I received:
“The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced that healthcare providers and hospitals are required to report clinical cases of COVID-19 in addition to cases where patients tested positive for the virus. Prior to this change, only confirmed cases with a positive COVID-19 test were included in numbers recorded by state officials.
As a result of the new clinical case reporting requirements, it is likely the number of reported cases and deaths locally and statewide could see an increase as well.”
The nations hospitals are now well equipped for any spike. Why doesn’t anyone ever talk about this?