CDC Acknowledges Overcounting COVID-19 Hospitalizations

CDC Acknowledges Overcounting COVID-19 Hospitalizations
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta in a file photograph. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
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The U.S. government overcounts COVID-19 hospitalizations, according to officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but the agency suggested that it doesn’t overcount deaths.

COVID-19 hospitalizations listed on the CDC’s data tracker webpage, which is utilized by a wide variety of health officials, journalists, and others, include three types of hospitalizations, the CDC said in a Jan. 27 statement.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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