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We were startled and dismayed last week to learn that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a perplexing series of statements, had altered its testing guidelines to reduce the testing of asymptomatic people for the coronavirus. These changes by the C.D.C. will undermine efforts to end the pandemic, slow the return to normal economic, educational and social activities, and increase the loss of lives. Like other scientists and public health experts, we have argued that more asymptomatic people, not fewer, need to be tested to bring the pandemic under control. Now, in the face of a dysfunctional C.D.C., it’s up to states, other institutions and individuals to act. Understanding what needs to be done requires understanding the different purposes of testing. Much of the current testing is diagnostic. People should get tested if they have symptoms — respiratory distress, loss of smell, fever. There is no argument about this testing, and the altered C.D.C. guidelines do not affect it. But under its revised guidelines, the C.D.C. seeks to dissuade people who are asymptomatic from being tested. Yet this group poses both the greatest threat to pandemic control and the greatest opportunity to bring the pandemic to an end. It is with this group that our country has failed most miserably. Consider the logic. Without tests or a highly effective vaccine, the only certain way to prevent further spread of the virus would be to isolate everyone from everyone else. In theory, this would work, but it is untenable — if not impossible — because of the economic and social consequences of shutdowns. Tests, however, can reduce the number of people who need to be isolated — and only for as long as they are shown to be infected. If those tests were to be performed frequently (even daily) and widely (even universally), it is almost certain that the pandemic would evaporate in just a few weeks. That much diagnostic testing is not feasible, given the costs and logistics, as well as the likelihood that some would refuse to comply. So it makes sense to modulate the strategy by testing those who are at greatest risk of infection, and those who are most likely to spread the virus if they become infected. We can make well-informed predictions about those who should be given priority. Most obviously, testing is essential for those who are known to have been significantly exposed to an infected person, as determined by “contact tracing.” But testing is also important for those who have been or will soon be mixing with large groups in close quarters at work; entering the schools and colleges that are now reopening; and attending public events like concerts and sports matches. The financial and other practical demands of widespread testing can be lowered by making rational decisions about the optimal times for performing the tests — a few days after being in contact with an infected person, for instance, or just before congregating with many others. The logistics and costs can be further reduced by simplifying the tests — using saliva samples collected at home, rather than uncomfortable nasal swabs that require trained personnel at specific locations; or by using so-called antigen tests, a cheap and rapid method to look for viral proteins, rather than expensive laboratory machines to find viral RNA. Even if these tests are a bit less accurate, their lower cost, higher speed and more frequent use make up for it. Some of these new methods have already been authorized for use by the Food and Drug Administration. And the Department of Health and Human Services has also committed to purchasing large quantities of antigen tests. These are practical and essential actions that need to be taken now. In the absence of sensible guidance from the C.D.C., what can the country do to control the pandemic? We urge at least three actions. State and local leaders should be emboldened to act independently of the federal government and do more testing. Some governors and local public health officials, from both parties, are already doing so and are ignoring the C.D.C.’s revisions. This position is legally sound, since the C.D.C. is an advisory agency, not a regulatory one. Still, such discord undermines confidence in public health directives. Insurance companies, city and state governments, and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services should recognize the economic and health benefits of testing prioritized, asymptomatic populations and provide reasonable reimbursement for these tests. A major impediment to more widespread testing has been the lack of coverage in the absence of symptoms or known contacts with infected individuals. The costs of testing are decreasing as new methods, like antigen testing, are introduced, and may be further reduced as the pooling of samples makes testing more efficient. While more widespread testing for the virus is an essential factor in pandemic control, we need to make it part of a broad program that helps prevent transmission — mask-wearing, hand-washing, quarantining and use of personal protective equipment. The C.D.C., the federal agency that should be crushing the pandemic, is promoting policies that prolong it. That means that local, state and organizational leaders will have to do what the federal government won’t. Harold Varmus, a professor at Weill Cornell Medicine and a former director of the National Institutes of Health, was a co-chair of President Barack Obama’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology. Rajiv Shah is president of the Rockefeller Foundation. The Times is committed to publishing a diversity of letters to the editor. We’d like to hear what you think about this or any of our articles. Here are some tips. And here’s our email: [email protected]. Follow The New York Times Opinion section on Facebook, Twitter (@NYTopinion) and Instagram. A version of this article appears in print on Sept. 1, 2020 , Section A, Page 23 of the New York edition with the headline: Expand Coronavirus Testing. Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe

The agency’s new guidelines are wrong, so states have to step up on their own to suppress the coronavirus. By Harold Varmus and Rajiv Shah Harold Varmus is a former director of the National Institutes of Health. Rajiv Shah is the president of the Rockefeller Foundation. Aug. 31, 2020 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/opinion/cdc-testing-coronavirus.html

At no time in our nation’s history has there been a greater need for our leaders to appreciate the value of science in formulating public policy. During his long record of public service, Joe Biden has consistently demonstrated his willingness to listen to experts, his understanding of the value of international collaboration in research, and his respect for the contribution that immigrants make to the intellectual life of our country. As American citizens and as scientists, we wholeheartedly endorse Joe Biden for President. Name Category Prize Year Peter Agre Chemistry 2003 Sidney Altman Chemistry 1989 Frances H. Arnold Chemistry 2018 Paul Berg Chemistry 1980 Thomas R. Cech Chemistry 1989 Martin Chalfie Chemistry 2008 Elias James Corey Chemistry 1990 Joachim Frank Chemistry 2017 Walter Gilbert Chemistry 1980 John B. Goodenough Chemistry 2019 Alan Heeger Chemistry 2000 Dudley R. Herschbach Chemistry 1986 Roald Hoffmann Chemistry 1981 Brian K. Kobilka Chemistry 2012 Roger D. Kornberg Chemistry 2006 Robert J. Lefkowitz Chemistry 2012 Roderick MacKinnon Chemistry 2003 Paul L. Modrich Chemistry 2015 William E. Moerner Chemistry 2014 Mario J. Molina Chemistry 1995 Richard R. Schrock Chemistry 2005 K. Barry Sharpless Chemistry 2001 Sir James Fraser Stoddart Chemistry 2016 M. Stanley Whittingham Chemistry 2019 James P. Allison Medicine 2018 Richard Axel Medicine 2004 David Baltimore Medicine 1975 J. Michael Bishop Medicine 1989 Elizabeth H. Blackburn Medicine 2009 Michael S. Brown Medicine 1985 Linda B. Buck Medicine 2004 Mario R. Capecchi Medicine 2007 Edmond H. Fischer Medicine 1992 Joseph L. Goldstein Medicine 1985 Carol W. Greider Medicine 2009 Jeffrey Connor Hall Medicine 2017 Leland H. Hartwell Medicine 2001 H. Robert Horvitz Medicine 2002 Louis J. Ignarro Medicine 1998 William G. Kaelin Jr. Medicine 2019 Eric R. Kandel Medicine 2000 Craig C. Mello Medicine 2006 John O'Keefe Medicine 2014 Michael Rosbash Medicine 2017 James E. Rothman Medicine 2013 Randy W. Schekman Medicine 2013 Gregg L. Semenza Medicine 2019 Hamilton O. Smith Medicine 1978 Thomas C. Sudhof Medicine 2013 Jack W. Szostak Medicine 2009 Susumu Tonegawa Medicine 1987 Harold E. Varmus Medicine 1989 Eric F. Wieschaus Medicine 1995 Torsten N. Wiesel Medicine 1981 Michael W. Young Medicine 2017 Barry Clark Barish Physics 2017 Steven Chu Physics 1997 Jerome I. Friedman Physics 1990 Sheldon Glashow Physics 1979 David J. Gross Physics 2004 John L. Hall Physics 2005 Wolfgang Ketterle Physics 2001 J. Michael Kosterlitz Physics 2016 Herbert Kroemer Physics 2000 Robert B. Laughlin Physics 1998 Anthony J. Leggett Physics 2003 John C. Mather Physics 2006 Shuji Nakamura Physics 2014 Douglas D. Osheroff Physics 1996 James Peebles Physics 2019 Arno Penzias Physics 1978 Saul Perlmutter Physics 2011 H. David Politzer Physics 2004 Brian P. Schmidt Physics 2011 Joseph H. Taylor Jr. Physics 1993 Kip Stephen Thorne Physics 2017 Daniel C. Tsui Physics 1998 Rainer Weiss Physics 2017 Frank Wilczek Physics 2004 Robert Woodrow Wilson Physics 1978 David J. Wineland Physics 2012

81 American Nobel Laureates in Physics, Chemistry, and Medicine have signed this letter to express their support for former Vice President Joe Biden in the 2020 election for President of the United States. https://nlcampaigns.org/biden_team/Joe_Biden_endorsement.pdf

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Total Positive49,991Probable: 4,494 - Confirmed: 45,497 Deaths966Probable: 9 - Confirmed: 957 Total Tested894,808PCR: 832,717 - Serology: 47,237Antigen: 14,854 Positivity Rate*4.71 Recovered10,463 https://govstatus.egov.com/kycovid19

Data current as of 9/2/2020, 12:01 a.m. Updated Monday - Friday.* Total cases 27,0751 Total deaths 468 Positive tests 25,765 Negative tests 539,307 Total tested 565,072 https://govstatus.egov.com/OR-OHA-COVID-19

1,305 Douglas 711 Lancaster 318 Sarpy 173 Buffalo 92 Madison 80 Hall 74 Dakota 66 Dodge 64 Saunders 58 Lincoln 56 Platte 53 Dawes 47 Scotts Bluff 43 Nemaha 40 Otoe 39 Adams 38 Cass 35 Saline 29 Washington 28 Dawson 28 Seward 27 Gage 27 Kearney 26 Knox 25 Butler 24 Phelps 20 Cherry 19 Colfax 18 York 18 Wayne 18 Sheridan 16 Cedar 15 Thurston 14 Burt 14 Cuming 13 Custer 12 Boone 11 Rock 11 Merrick 11 Box Butte 11 Pierce 11 Furnas 9 Richardson 8 Holt 7 Keith 7 Antelope 7 Clay 7 Dixon 6 Johnson 6 Dundy 6 Howard 4 Valley 4 Harlan 4 Perkins 4 Polk 4 Sherman 3 Fillmore 3 Franklin 3 Chase 3 Jefferson 3 Brown 3 Garden 3 Morrill 3 Hamilton 3 Frontier 2 Loup 2 Greeley 2 Nuckolls 2 Webster 2 Boyd 2 Cheyenne 2 Stanton 2 Pawnee 2 Logan 2 Gosper 1 Red Willow 1 Sioux 1 Thomas 1 Keya Paha 1 Hitchcock 1 Nance 1 Deuel https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/ece0db09da4d4ca68252c3967aa1e9dd

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5,364 Includes active, recovered, & deceased. https://coronavirus-response-alaska-dhss.hub.arcgis.com/ Recovered and 2,085 Presumed Recovered Cases Hospitalizations 225 Total count (does not reflect current stays) Deaths 39

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Total Cases 1,637 3 New Currently Hospitalized 1 Hospitalized Under Investigation 1 Total People Recovered 1,433 Deaths 58 https://www.healthvermont.gov/response/coronavirus-covid-19/current-activity-vermont

COVID-19 Case Trends https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/epi/airborne/coronavirus/data.shtml Maine COVID-19 Reopening Gating Metrics Cumulative COVID-19 Cases by ZIP Code Tables of COVID-19 Testing and Contact Tracing Data, Hospital Use, and Case Demographics View a Table of Contact Tracing (Sara Alert) Data Contact Tracing (Sara Alert) Data Number of Individuals Currently in Monitoring Total Number of Individuals Enrolled 386 4,185 Maine CDC updates contact tracing data weekly. Updated August 27, 2020 at 9:00 AM View Tables of Data for the Previous 14 Days

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119,157 Confirmed Cases 6,610 CDC Expanded Case Definition (Probable) 125,767 Total Cases 13,574 Number of Hospitalizations in Ohio 3,890 Confirmed Deaths 286 CDC Expanded Death Definition (Probable) 4,176 Total Deaths 2,989 Number of ICU Admissions <1-109 Age Range 42 Median Age 47%* Sex - Males 52%* Sex - Females https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/home

Harris County 107,490 Dallas County 72,252 Tarrant County 39,488 Bexar County 38,136 Hidalgo County 27,669 Travis County 26,523 Cameron County 21,211 El Paso County 20,611 Nueces County 15,145 Fort Bend County 14,983 Collin County 11,119 Webb County 11,094 Galveston County 10,613 Denton County 10,239 Brazoria County 9,592 Montgomery County 8,800 Williamson County 7,969 Lubbock County 7,754 Jefferson County 6,659 McLennan County 6,454 Hays County 5,410 Bell County 4,896 Brazos County 4,772 Potter County 4,098 Ellis County 3,828 Victoria County 3,796 Walker County 3,663 Smith County 3,339 Maverick County 3,335 Midland County 3,272 Ector County 2,852 Kaufman County 2,827 Starr County 2,782 Johnson County 2,554 Anderson County 2,527 Comal County 2,382 Randall County 2,236 Tom Green County 2,052 Angelina County 2,013 Val Verde County 1,957 Gregg County 1,926 Guadalupe County 1,901 Liberty County 1,835 Orange County 1,782 Parker County 1,662 Hale County 1,644 Bee County 1,621 Bastrop County 1,608 Grayson County 1,527 Coryell County 1,432 Hunt County 1,429 Cherokee County 1,427 Rockwall County 1,374 Titus County 1,371 Nacogdoches County 1,370 Wichita County 1,347 Taylor County 1,322 San Patricio County 1,313 Caldwell County 1,248 Wharton County 1,201 Hardin County 1,166 Chambers County 1,155 Medina County 1,132 Moore County 1,123 Navarro County 1,103 Jim Wells County 1,057 Grimes County 995 Bowie County 969 Matagorda County 921 Willacy County 866 DeWitt County 850 Henderson County 830 Gonzales County 817 Harrison County 809 Deaf Smith County 808 Lamar County 791 Hood County 789 Polk County 778 Karnes County 747 Rusk County 714 Erath County 704 Uvalde County 704 Madison County 694 Lavaca County 686 Burnet County 675 Waller County 675 Wise County 665 Kleberg County 642 Frio County 641 Calhoun County 611 Fannin County 606 Jones County 598 Washington County 573 Atascosa County 572 Scurry County 548 Wilson County 541 Van Zandt County 521 Jackson County 503 Brown County 483 Limestone County 465 Colorado County 448 Shelby County 442 Milam County 440 Kerr County 438 Palo Pinto County 428 Austin County 419 Wood County 408 Jasper County 406 Parmer County 389 Freestone County 386 Hill County 378 Fayette County 375 Andrews County 374 La Salle County 365 Live Oak County 349 Houston County 341 Cooke County 331 Duval County 331 Upshur County 329 Panola County 320 Camp County 316 Pecos County 303 Burleson County 293 Lamb County 290 Zapata County 281 Howard County 280 Hockley County 272 Refugio County 272 Zavala County 264 Cass County 261 Gaines County 258 Robertson County 251 Hopkins County 250 Gray County 244 Brooks County 239 Bosque County 229 Castro County 229 Dawson County 228 Young County 226 Comanche County 218 Aransas County 217 Dallam County 210 Runnels County 208 Terry County 206 Brewster County 203 Bailey County 202 Gillespie County 202 San Jacinto County 202 Leon County 201 Lee County 196 Kendall County 195 San Augustine County 192 Tyler County 185 Dimmit County 183 Trinity County 179 Reeves County 172 Falls County 169 Newton County 163 Crockett County 162 Morris County 158 Lampasas County 155 Yoakum County 155 Nolan County 154 Hutchinson County 148 Red River County 146 Marion County 142 Montague County 134 Blanco County 129 Jack County 127 Goliad County 121 Somervell County 119 Eastland County 117 Franklin County 116 McCulloch County 114 Stephens County 113 Ochiltree County 110 Bandera County 109 Ward County 109 Wilbarger County 106 Hamilton County 105 Real County 105 Garza County 102 Hansford County 102 Hartley County 102 Llano County 101 Floyd County 99 Winkler County 95 Swisher County 94 Reagan County 86 Lynn County 82 Crosby County 81 Jim Hogg County 79 Sutton County 76 Martin County 73 Mason County 73 Mitchell County 73 Sabine County 73 Callahan County 71 Crane County 71 Clay County 69 Knox County 67 Presidio County 66 Rains County 60 Fisher County 59 Concho County 58 Hemphill County 58 Childress County 57 Donley County 55 Haskell County 55 Coleman County 54 Sherman County 54 Archer County 53 Coke County 49 Wheeler County 42 Dickens County 39 Hudspeth County 39 San Saba County 38 Schleicher County 38 Cochran County 37 Culberson County 35 Mills County 35 Edwards County 34 Lipscomb County 25 Shackelford County 23 Hardeman County 22 Kinney County 22 Menard County 20 Upton County 19 Cottle County 18 Carson County 17 Delta County 17 Collingsworth County 16 Hall County 16 Kimble County 16 McMullen County 16 Oldham County 16 Baylor County 15 Jeff Davis County 13 Briscoe County 12 Armstrong County 11 Irion County 10 Stonewall County 10 Roberts County 8 Kenedy County 7 Kent County 7 Motley County 7 Glasscock County 6 Throckmorton County 5 Sterling County 4 Foard County 3 Terrell County 3 https://txdshs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/ed483ecd702b4298ab01e8b9cafc8b83

There are 88,802 confirmed COVID-19 patients in Missouri, including 1,692 deaths https://www.kshb.com/news/coronavirus/covid-19-case-tracker-where-we-stand-in-mo-ks-nationwide Adair County 242 0 Andrew County 131 2 Atchison County 33 0 Audrain County 273 1 Barry County 372 5 Barton County 108 0 Bates County 77 1 Benton County 156 1 Bollinger County 133 1 Boone County 2,817 7 Buchanan County 1,322 10 Butler County 403 5 Caldwell County 44 1 Callaway County 344 2 Camden County 556 8 Cape Girardeau County 989 11 Carroll County 114 0 Carter County 37 1 Cass County 1,153 17 Cedar County 54 0 Chariton County 30 0 Christian County 719 2 Clark County 48 0 Clay County 1,412 37 Clinton County 135 0 Cole County 881 8 Cooper County 244 1 Crawford County 198 1 Dade County 30 0 Dallas County 108 1 Daviess County 30 0 DeKalb County 71 1 Dent County 43 0 Douglas County 114 2 Dunklin County 532 7 Franklin County 1,055 23 Gasconade County 99 3 Gentry County 100 9 Greene County 3,537 34 Grundy County 58 1 Harrison County 78 1 Henry County 118 3 Hickory County 64 0 Holt County 71 1 Howard County 128 0 Howell County 285 3 Iron County 51 0 Jackson County 5,707 78 Jasper County 2,460 41 Jefferson County 2,891 47 Johnson County 599 3 Knox County 39 0 Laclede County 307 1 Lafayette County 250 3 Lawrence County 363 2 Lewis County 60 2 Lincoln County 590 1 Linn County 49 1 Livingston County 76 1 McDonald County 1,050 11 Macon County 82 0 Madison County 170 0 Maries County 46 0 Marion County 489 3 Mercer County 20 0 Miller County 265 1 Mississippi County 273 0 Moniteau County 215 3 Monroe County 72 0 Montgomery County 55 1 Morgan County 128 0 New Madrid County 413 5 Newton County 1,130 16 Nodaway County 553 6 Oregon County 52 0 Osage County 85 1 Ozark County 27 0 Pemiscot County 356 9 Perry County 412 4 Pettis County 816 8 Phelps County 224 0 Pike County 145 3 Platte County 508 11 Polk County 309 0 Pulaski County 558 2 Putnam County 26 1 Ralls County 115 0 Randolph County 130 1 Ray County 125 0 Reynolds County 23 0 Ripley County 92 0 St. Charles County 5,861 112 St. Clair County 27 0 Ste. Genevieve County 127 1 St. Francois County 1,135 5 St. Louis County 19,852 752 Saline County 553 9 Schuyler County 18 0 Scotland County 20 1 Scott County 652 14 Shannon County 54 1 Shelby County 46 0 Stoddard County 324 10 Stone County 286 2 Sullivan County 174 0 Taney County 929 16 Texas County 107 1 Vernon County 88 0 Warren County 347 0 Washington County 246 1 Wayne County 89 0 Webster County 253 1 Worth County 13 0 Wright County 91 0 St. Louis city 6,134 188 Kansas City 9,424 101

Number of confirmed cases : 109,319 Number of persons tested negative : 1,236,327 Total testing volume : 1,964,931 Number of confirmed deaths : 3,623 Number of probable deaths : 143 Currently hospitalized : 370 Acute care : 257 Intensive care : 113 Ever hospitalized : 14,351 Released from isolation : 7,026 Cases and Deaths Data Breakdown: Parenthesis = Confirmed death, laboratory-confirmed positive COVID-19 test result Asterisk = Probable death, death certificate lists COVID-19 as the cause of death but not yet confirmed by a laboratory test NH = Non-Hispanic By County County Cases Deaths Allegany 396 (20) Anne Arundel 8,469 (227) 10* Baltimore City 14,569 (441) 20* Baltimore County 15,665 (582) 23* Calvert 793 (27) 1* Caroline 520 (3) Carroll 1,711 (120) 3* Cecil 802 (30) 1* Charles 2,411 (92) 2* Dorchester 461 (7) Frederick 3,513 (118) 7* Garrett 63 Harford 2,523 (67) 3* Howard 4,431 (111) 6* Kent 267 (22) 2* Montgomery 20,190 (782) 39* Prince George's 26,428 (773) 23* Queen Anne's 558 (25) 1* St. Mary's 1,122 (55) Somerset 198 (4) Talbot 475 (4) Washington 1,337 (33) Wicomico 1,575 (47) Worcester 842 (24) 1* Data not available (9) 1* By Age Range and Gender Age/Gender Cases Deaths 0-9 4,020 10-19 7,908 (2) 20-29 19,825 (23) 1* 30-39 20,322 (46) 6* 40-49 18,011 (119) 3* 50-59 16,138 (292) 16* 60-69 10,927 (593) 13* 70-79 6,630 (900) 26* 80+ 5,538 (1,646) 77* Data not available (2) 1* Female 57,810 (1,772) 75* Male 51,509 (1,851) 68* By Race and Ethnicity Race/Ethnicity Cases Deaths African-American (NH) 35,232 (1,488) 55* Asian (NH) 2,082 (133) 6* White (NH) 25,541 (1,530) 70* Hispanic 24,952 (423) 10* Other (NH) 5,069 (39) Data not available 16,443 (10) 2* https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/