Coronavirus data no longer going through CDC contains errors, misinformation: report

Under the U.S. administration’s new online COVID-19 data system that bypasses the old platform managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), analysts say it leads to delays and misinformation.According to data analysts interviewed by NPR, the new system using data aggregated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) allegedly contains errors and inconsistencies, with listed accounts of medical facilities reporting…