Testing Calendar 

TESTING ELIGIBILITY

Eligible for Testing:

• Age 3 or older who meet ANY one of the following criteria:

• Individual WITH COVID-19 symptoms (best to test as soon as symptoms occur)

  •  fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of teste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea.

• Individual WITHOUT COVID-19 symptoms who has had a known exposure or was identified as a close contact to someone who tested positive to COVID. (A close contact is defined as being within 6 feet for a total of 15 minutes or more in a 24-hour period) Exposure testing should occur at day 5-14 from exposure - best to test day 5 - 7 after exposure. 

• Public Health requests testing - Individual claiming this status will have a letter from TCPHE

NOT Eligible for testing at this time:

• If individual tested positive for COVID-19 within last 90 days

  • After 90 days OK to re-test from initial positive test (this is the case in most circumstances)

• If a person has been tested in the previous 14 days 

• Screening for the following purposes:

  • Return to work - Refer to employer’s work place, Peak Vista or other testing entity in Colorado Springs

  • Pre-Surgical screening- Refer to individual’s surgical office for guidance regarding testing

  • Travel screening- Refer to Walgreens (not in Woodland Park), Costco, Safeway or other entities that do travel testing

• Surveillance testing for employer/facility/business 

  • Refer to employer or facility