“A tally of the number of people tested for the novel coronavirus disappeared from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website on Monday.

“The change was first reported by journalist Judd Legum on Twitter. The disappearance of the numbers comes less than a week after the first cases of the virus with unknown origins were reported in the US.

“In the past few days, six deaths due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, have been confirmed in Washington state.

“Last week was the first week that six public health labs were supposed to be able to perform their own tests for the virus instead of waiting for results from CDC headquarters in Atlanta.”

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