Monday Spotlight, ADVISORY

EDITORS:

The following story will move Sunday as this week's Monday Spotlight, a feature showcasing the best off-the-news enterprise in the AP report:

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-TESTING DATA

As states accelerate their re-openings amid the coronavirus pandemic, elected officials, business leaders and private citizens are depending on data about testing and infection rates to let them know whether a second wave of infections is coming, and to make decisions accordingly. But states are reporting those numbers in different ways, and that can lead to frustration or confusion about what the numbers mean. By Michelle R. Smith. UPCOMING: 1,200 words, photos.

The AP