CDC: Hospitals No Longer Mandated to Report COVID-19 Data

Published on May 2, 2024

Hospitals no longer have to report COVID-19 hospital admissions, hospital capacity, or related information to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to the agency. The CDC said the change went into effect on May 1 and that the “data will be archived as of May 10, 2024, and available at United States COVID-19 Hospitalization Metrics by Jurisdiction, Timeseries,” according to its website. The statement further said that it still encourages hospitals to engage in “voluntary reporting” of hospitalizations. Officials have said they will use other data sources such as wastewater, laboratory tests, and emergency department information to report on the spread of COVID-19....

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