Coronavirus infections may be 10 times higher than reported, CDC says

By Cassidy Morrison

Published June 25, 2020 7:18pm ET

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Coronavirus infections may be 10 times higher than reported, CDC says — Dr. Robert Redfield Jr., director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is photographed at the agency's headquarters in Atlanta, Thursday, June 28, 2018. Once known for condemning condoms and clean needles, the new chief of the nation's top public health agency pledges to use all tool to end AIDS and prevent disease. Redfield spoke of his views and goals for the CDC in a rare interview this week. | (AP Photo/David Goldman)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the number of coronavirus infections in the United States could be 10 times higher than reported, totaling over 20 million cases.

“Our best estimate right now is for every case reported, there were actually 10 other infections,” CDC Director Robert Redfield told reporters Thursday.

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