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Exhibit 301 · Website

CDC: Data Map

CDC

Make sure FIPS Code for each county contains the full 5 characters. States like Alaska may drop the lead zero when imported into Excel as a spreadsheet. Formatting the cells as “custom” from the category list and then overwriting the general option with “00000” will add the leading 0 back to any number. The data must then be exported as a .CSV file type to retain the numbers for use in the editor.
3 double spaces marked in red. Copy the quote and you'll get the real spaces too.
Screenshot of CDC: Data Map, with the double space marked in red.
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