[little jeremiah]

That's not what I read directly on the CDC within the last couple of weeks. I'll try to find. Attempting to search CDC is not easy, naturally. Let's see what I can dig up.

Link, which I did see on the CDC site but can't find now, seems they may not want people to know this, please click link to see all the info, I can't copy it. And probable cases are mixed with positive tests although this document may not state that:

NEW Covid-19 Case Definions.pdf

And in case anyone wants more evidence, read the article below.

CDC Grossly Overcounting Active China Coronavirus Cases Causing States to Keep Their Economies Closed Indefinitely

Snip, more at link:

A report released Thursday from the Government Accountability Office levied criticism at the CDC for combining active cases of the coronavirus and positive antibody tests, which may give a misleading view of nationwide testing and spread.

[semimojo]

That's not what I read directly on the CDC within the last couple of weeks. I'll try to find.

I gave you the link. Here it is again:

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

And probable cases are mixed with positive tests although this document may not state that:

That's from a local government presentation given in Collin County, TX weeks ago. The current definition from the CDC, which is the agency setting the rules and reporting the cases, is at the link I gave you.

A report released Thursday from the Government Accountability Office levied criticism at the CDC for combining active cases of the coronavirus and positive antibody tests...

Yes, six weeks ago when that report came out there was still some mixing of PRC and serology test reporting. I notice there's nothing here about this idiotic notion that they're counting random contacts as cases.