*Everyday* since 27th June VIC has been reclassifying #COVID19VicData cases

• 1391 total cases removed (largely due to duplication)

https://covidlive.com.au/report/cases-reclassifications

What are reclassifications?

Reclassifications can occur for a number of reasons, but the most common are false-positives and duplication.

Duplicate entries may occur when a confirmed case has multiple health professionals reporting positive test results.

Data is continuously cleaned and processed which includes the removal of duplication and allocating cases to the date of test, rather than the date of notification to the department

While positive cases are notified on the same day, there can be a lag in providing some negative results, which causes the need for adjustment.

Interpreting data
https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/victorian-coronavirus-covid-19-data