Thread by @LaurenRozyla, Last Friday, @JillianTV noticed @HealthyFla changed how pediatric COVID-19 cases are reported. [...]

Last Friday, @JillianTV noticed @HealthyFla changed how pediatric COVID-19 cases are reported. @abcactionnews & @McKennaKingTV learned new reports no longer show the total cumulative number of cases in children. Instead, it's just the last 2 weeks >> https://bit.ly/3hcaU2c

This could make it more difficult for parents and teachers to find out when there are outbreaks >> https://bit.ly/3hcaU2c cc @McKennaKingTV @JillianTV @abcactionnews

Florida Department of Health changes the way it reports new pediatric COVID-19 cases

The problem with reporting cases only over the past two weeks is we don’t know how many of these cases are two weeks old or how many happened yesterday.

https://bit.ly/3hcaU2c

. @McKennaKingTV asked the Florida Department of Health to share the full data so we could better track these cases day over day. The state didn’t respond to our question directly. Instead, they emailed us this statement on why the state made the change. https://bit.ly/3hcaU2c

Florida Department of Health changes the way it reports new pediatric COVID-19 cases

The problem with reporting cases only over the past two weeks is we don’t know how many of these cases are two weeks old or how many happened yesterday.

https://bit.ly/3hcaU2c

While it is true that the county reports do provide the daily cumulative cases, the age breakdown is not pediatric-specific.

For example, the pediatric age range with the highest likelihood of transmission is lumped in the 15 to 24 age group, which would include a significant number of adults — people who are not in school.

And this. THIS IS WHY JOURNALISM MATTERS. We're lucky to have @JillianTV.

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