As California stops releasing data about health workers' coronavirus infections, nurses cry foul

[PoliticAverse]

The California Department of Public Health drastically curtailed the kind of coronavirus data it is sharing with the public this week — including the number of health care workers who test positive for COVID-19 each day — at a time when the public is hungry for the information.

To the consternation of health care workers who say infection details are crucial to tracking and halting the pandemic, the state health department announced Monday that it will report only the running total number of statewide infections every day, rather than breaking down where they came from. That previously included cases acquired through community spread, from person to person, or by traveling from a hotspot.

The department said it made the change to “better focus public health resources on the changing needs of California communities.”

The number of infected health care workers in California jumped 52% in one day — from 48 to 73 — between Friday and Saturday, the last time the state reported the numbers. Before then, the numbers climbed by roughly six cases a day since March 24, when reporting began.

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[TeamPooka]

1. My wife is an RN on the front lines of this thing so I want that info.

[PoliticAverse]

2. Best wishes to you both! n/t