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Pueblo County issued the following announcement on Aug. 7.

Pueblo County’s free COVID-19 drive-thru testing at the Colorado State Fairgrounds will continue at the Colorado State Fairgrounds in August. Testing is every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There is no limit to the number of people who can be tested per day. 

Currently, the following individuals can be tested for COVID-19 at Pueblo’s COVID-19 Drive-Thru Testing:  

• Any individual who is symptomatic (symptoms include fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headaches, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting and diarrhea). 
• Anyone over the age of 65 (symptomatic or asymptomatic)  
• African American, Latino, American Indian Tribes (symptomatic or asymptomatic)  
• Anyone who had contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19  
• Health care workers and first responders (symptomatic or asymptomatic)  
• Individuals five years and older and those with access and functional needs, including adults, may be tested by a caregiver or another adult 
• Attended a large gathering or protest 

The testing site at the Colorado State Fairgrounds (enter through Gate 4 off Mesa Avenue and Gaylord Avenue) is drive-thru only and individuals must be inside an enclosed vehicle for safety. No walk-ups or motorcycles are allowed through the testing site. The site is open to neighboring counties. No physician order is required, and all testing is free. 

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