"They have to have that type data collection or they have no idea one what near term needs might be. "
Why should they spend $0.01 reporting it to public? They have their own businesses to run.
As I think has been discussed in numerous threads, plenty of people are frustrated by the non-centralized public health reporting situation we seem to be in. I am not.
A well-sorted set up might be a matter of national security... heck-- it may be and we just don't know about it. Perhaps something that the NSC would be concerned about. My best friend worked in support of NSC on counterterrorism in the West Wing...
Anyway, I find this interesting from the way way back machine...
https://www.npr.org/2020/03/27/822728420/member-of-now-disbanded-national-security-council-pandemic-response-team-speaks
My buddy's time in West Wing did not apparently overlap with hers...