SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. — Summit County is now conducting mobile COVID-19 virus testing, and expanding test collection and processing operations.
The county has signed on with Stadium Medical to begin conducting door-to-door testing for the new coronavirus throughout the community, allowing sick individuals to stay at their homes instead of traveling to a medical provider. The county also has contracted with Quest Diagnostics to begin processing tests for the county, allowing officials to expand testing criteria to include more members of the community.
The new service began Monday, according to county spokesperson Julie Sutor.
“The county has taken on these roles in order to provide our local public health experts with better roadmaps by which to navigate through this emergency and protect the health of our community,” Summit County Public Health Director Amy Wineland said in a release.
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A Stadium Medical team will be traveling by ambulance to the residences of sick individuals with symptoms consistent with COVID-19 to collect samples. The teams will arrive in full protective equipment.
To be tested, individuals must contact their medical provider to receive a prescription for a test.
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