Want to know something scary? We really don’t even know how many people have been tested for the coronavirus, never mind how many have it. Despite the Trump administration’s promise of millions of tests and President Donald Trump’s claims that anyone can get tested for COVID-19, it’s clear there’s still not enough tests available.
Fortunately, researchers and Atlantic writers are pulling together data from numerous sources and using open-source software to give us the most accurate possible numbers on those tested, those found to be ill, and those who haven’t gotten it.
Isn’t this the job of the gutted Centers for Disease Control (CDC)? Yes. But, with insufficient resources, thanks to Trump’s CDC budget cuts, it’s no longer trying.
[Source: ZDNet]
