‘Gravely Concerned’: Dem Lawmakers Urge Admin’s Top Health Officials to Provide Accurate COVID-19 Stats
A group of Democratic senators, led by Californian Kamala Harris , sent a letter to the leaders of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services, asking them to ensure that…
A group of Democratic senators, led by Californian Kamala Harris, sent a letter to the leaders of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services, asking them to ensure that there is accurate reporting of the coronavirus death toll.
The lawmakers declared in the letter on Friday, “We are gravely concerned with recent reporting that President Trump and members of the Coronavirus Task Force are attempting to deflate the number of deaths attributed to COVID-19.”
They added, “It is incumbent on you to ensure an accurate and transparent death toll and consistent COVID-19 statistics.”
The letter comes after a report from Axios citing a senior administration official who said that he expects the president to begin publicly questioning the coronavirus death toll.
President Donald Trump appeared to suggest that New York is inflating their death count, saying in mid-April, “I see this morning where New York added 3,000 deaths because they died.”
In a testimony this week before the Senate, Dr. Anthony Fauci said that the death count is “almost certainly” higher.