CDC Director Robert Redfield spoke with media on Thursday:

  • "Our best estimate right now is that for every case that's reported, there actually are 10 other infections."
  • Redfield estimated that 92 to 95% of the U.S. population is still susceptible to the virus.

The CDC numbers he is using are based on results from rounds of surveillance testing using antibody-detection tests.

  • CDC stands by the numbers
  • others do question these tests as showing high false positives

Drudge has already decided:

CDC Director Robert Redfield spoke with media on Thursday: