A team of experts from the University of the Philippines is seeking better reporting of the government's COVID-19 data.
The UP COVID-19 Pandemic Response Team in a Facebook post on Tuesday pointed out"alarming errors" and"inconsistencies" in the data provided by the Department of Health.
Comparing data releases from these two days alone, the UP experts said at least 45 of the coronavirus cases went from male to female or vice versa, 75 patients became younger or older overnight, while 516 cases were reclassified"either to another city or a completely imaginary city." There are also inconsistencies in the use of Philippine Standard Geographic Code, and in the use of date formats, making it difficult to extract information from the data drops, the UP researchers said.
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