Houston Health Department underreported Covid-19 deaths for months

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HOUSTON — The Houston Health Department failed to report dozens of Covid-19 deaths for months because it did not follow through on a data-sharing agreement with state health officials, KHOU 11 Investigates has confirmed.

In a series of tweets that started two weeks ago, the city agency disclosed 44 deaths dating back to summer 2020 “due to recent confirmation via newly-received state records.”

But…