Claim: Dr. Deborah Birx, the coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, misleadingly claimed that 19 states -- "almost 40% of the country" -- "have less than 200 cases" of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. In fact, 17 states with 7.2% of the U.S. population have fewer than 200 confirmed cases each.
Fact-check: Birx Spins 'Extraordinarily Low Numbers' of Coronavirus Cases - FactCheck.org
Verdict: dr. deborah birx, the coordinator of the white house coronavirus task force, misleadingly claimed that 19 states -- "almost 40% of the country" -- "have less than 200 cases" of covid-19, the disease caused by the virus. in fact, 17 states with 7.2% of the u.s. population have fewer than 200 confirmed cases each.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely;Lori Robertson
Date published: 2020-03-27T23:05:33