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Michigan now testing those with mild symptoms for COVID-19

A nurse at a drive up COVID-19 coronavirus testing station, set up by the University of Washington Medical Center, holds a swab used to take a sample from the nose of a person in their car, Friday, March 13, 2020, in Seattle. UW Medicine is conducting drive-thru testing in a hospital parking garage and has screened hundreds of staff members, faculty and trainees for the COVID-19 coronavirus. U.S. hospitals are setting up triage tents, calling doctors out of retirement, guarding their supplies of face masks and making plans to cancel elective surgery as they brace for an expected onslaught of coronavirus patients. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

The State of Michigan is expanding its coronavirus testing to anyone with symptoms – even mild ones.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced it has expanded testing criteria for COVID-19 to include individuals with mild symptoms, and has published a COVID-19 test site finder at Michigan.gov/Coronavirus.

Michigan’s testing priority criteria now includes:

  • Hospitalized patients
  • Symptomatic healthcare workers
  • Patients age 65+ with symptoms
  • Patients with underlying conditions with symptoms
  • First responders with symptoms
  • Critical infrastructure workers with symptoms
  • Individuals with mild symptoms
  • Patients in congregate facilities with symptoms, including those at:
    • Long-term care or elderly living facilities
    • Jails or prisons
    • Homeless shelters
    • Residential foster care facilities
    • Other group living settings

Those experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, such as fever, cough or shortness of breath, are asked to contact their healthcare provider to discuss whether to be evaluated for testing.

Information changes quickly, so keep up to date on the ongoing pandemic by visiting CDC.gov/Coronavirus.

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