{"id":22229,"date":"2020-04-03T12:28:41","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T18:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/?p=64056"},"modified":"2020-04-03T12:28:41","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T18:28:41","slug":"state-health-department-provides-update-on-colorados-covid-19-testing-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/state-health-department-provides-update-on-colorados-covid-19-testing-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"State health department provides update on Colorado\u2019s COVID-19 testing strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Testing for COVID-19 continues to be a top priority for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, which has led to the Colorado Unified Coordination Group continuing to support strategic, targeted community testing for health care workers and first responders, and as well as working to increase the state\u2019s testing capabilities.<\/p>\n

With that, CDPHE provided an update on Colorado\u2019s COVID-19 testing strategy.<\/p>\n

Currently, there are two primary routes to testing in Colorado:<\/p>\n

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  1. Hospital staff, hospitalized patients, and vulnerable, symptomatic patients receiving care at health care facilities can get tested at those facilities.<\/li>\n
  2. Critical health care workers and first responders who have symptoms can get tested at community testing sites being run by local public health agencies in various communities.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u201cRight now, due to limited supplies of testing kits and personal protective equipment, testing needs to be focused on the people who are the most at-risk from this disease and the people in charge of caring for and keeping the rest of us safe, Scott Bookman, CDPHE\u2019s COVID-19 Incident Commander, said. \u201cIt\u2019s important to protect the most critical element of the health care system. We are working hard to get the supplies and capacity to move to broader public testing, but until then our message remains the same: if you have only mild symptoms, self-isolate and don\u2019t wait for a test.\u201d
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