it makes sense what he's saying, but it's avoiding the actual issue. Yes, the more testing is done, the more cases are being reported. If there was less testing done, there would be fewer cases *reported*.
It doesn't address the fact that there are so many infected people and I think he's deliberately deviating from that question

Canada-U.S. border closure to be extended for another 30 days, say officials
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-us-border-closure-extended-august-1.5648879

> CBS: "What do you tell parents and teachers who feel that it's unsafe to go back?"
> Trump: "... You should find yourself a new person whoever's in charge ... because children and parents are dying from that trauma, too. They're dying because they can't do what they're doing."