The fewer COVID-19 tests conducted, the fewer infections identified. Arkansas is still way behind all of its neighboring states in testing. It flies in the face of every effective strategy to contain the virus.

Dr. Smith finally figured out that he could call Dr. Fauci on the telephone.

The easiest way to achieve slow growth of COVID-19 is not test people. 1,300 test reports yesterday. Largest one day total in Arkansas. For comparison: Louisiana has tested more than 87,000 people to-date.

How many total COVID-19 tests has Arkansas conducted?

I'm curious if Dr. Fauci believes that testing 17,000 people to date in Arkansas is sufficient? Fauci has a very clear perspective on mass testing. https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2020/3/12/21175034/coronavirus-covid-19-testing-usa

This is the most important thing you'll read on the Internet today. It's about the accuracy of the current models. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/without-mass-testing-were-flying-blind-through-this-crisis/2020/04/09/bf61e178-7a9b-11ea-a130-df573469f094_story.html

Arkansas has 3.014 million people. Roughly 17,000 people have received COVID-19 tests. That is 70,000 fewer tests than in Louisiana, which has 4.6 million people.