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CDC Quietly Slashed Data on Covid Death Toll
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) slashed its reported Covid-associated death tallies in all age groups, including children, on March 16, citing an “accidental” coding error. No formal announcements have been made.
In a March 18 statement to Reuters, the agency said that it made “adjustments” to its Covid Data Tracker’s mortality data because “its algorithm was accidentally counting deaths that were not COVID-19-related.”
The outlet reported that the “adjustment” resulted in the removal of 72,277 deaths previously reported across 26 states, including 416 pediatric deaths.
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