Are counties cherry-picking coronavirus test numbers to look better?

How many actual human beings have been tested for coronavirus in California?
Surprisingly perhaps, that’s hard to say.
Some officials seem to tell you outright: In Los Angeles County, 611,950 unique persons were tested as of May 31, according to officials and the county’s data dashboard. In San Bernardino, 62,989 patients were tested as of June 1.
In Orange and Riverside counties, though, it’s less clear. Both counties report the number of tests performed, not the number of peo