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Florida and Georgia, two states that were among the first to reopen businesses and public spaces, are under scrutiny for their reporting on COVID-19 cases.
A Florida official working on tracking case numbers says she was removed from the project and questioned the state’s commitment to accessibility and transparency.
In Georgia data tracking cases are being questioned after a misleading chart was posted on the State Department of Public Health’s web page.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported on May 13 that the chart appeared to show that the number of new confirmed cases in the counties with the most infections were decreasing.
However the chart did not list dates in chronological order or keep the counties in the same position each day, both causing confusion.
The graph has since been taken off the website.
All 50 states are at least partially reopened even though as of yesterday 17 of them had recorded a rise in new daily cases over the prior week.
Meanwhile the CDC has released detailed new guidelines for reopening the country.
The 60-page report details a road map on how schools, restaurants, transit and childcare facilities should safely reopen.
Last week the original guidelines were shelved by the White House over concerns it was too specific.
Posted – 5.20.20