CDC admits true coronavirus count is likely to be 10 times higher than official count

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• CDC Director Robert Redfield told reporters on Thursday that the number of Americans that have been infected with coronavirus is likely 10 times higher than the official count. 
• "Our best estimate right now is that for every case that's reported, there actually are 10 other infections," he told reporters. 
• Redfield's admission echoes what researchers have been saying for months about the likelihood of a higher coronavirus count, particularly in countries with severe outbreaks. 
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The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Robert Redfield, admitted that the number of Americans that have been infected with coronavirus is likely 10 times higher than the official count. 

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Redfield said that more younger people are being diagnosed than in previous months, leading to increased numbers of coronavirus.

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