{"id":2457452,"date":"2020-04-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=324642"},"modified":"2020-04-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T06:00:00","slug":"pitkin-county-testing-plan-not-yet-final-awaiting-data-after-fridays-pilot-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/pitkin-county-testing-plan-not-yet-final-awaiting-data-after-fridays-pilot-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Pitkin County testing plan not yet final, awaiting data after Friday\u2019s pilot program"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A health care provider prepares to label a vial at the coronavirus testing location located at the Aspen Volunteer Fire Department\u2019s Aspen Village Location on Thursday, March 12, 2020.<\/strong>
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While local public health officials do not yet have a firm plan in place for Pitkin County\u2019s first round of COVID-19 community testing, it is nearing completion, an official said Monday.<\/p>\n

Officials want to be deliberate about the process so that the tests are properly administered and the information they provide is valuable to local efforts to fight the disease, said Gabe Muething, one of the commanders of the team leading the local response to the outbreak.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t want to go through testing for 1,000 people for naught,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Officials staged a dry run Friday, when they identified 10 people who\u2019d had COVID-19 symptoms and asked them to report to the Aspen Village Fire Station. Health care workers operated out of a command trailer parked in one of the bays, while people being tested remained in their cars and drove through the other bay, Muething said.<\/p>\n

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