The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is reminding and urging Coloradans to to get tested for COVID-19 if experiencing symptoms.

The message comes as the number of people getting tested has dropped across Colorado and the United States as more people get vaccinated, CDPHE officials said. 

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“While it is good news that more of the state is opening and cases are decreasing, we cannot completely let our guard down or stop using preventive measures until everyone who wants a vaccine has received one,” said Eric France, chief medical officer for CDPHE.

“Testing allows the state to monitor the spread of COVID-19 and helps us mitigate outbreaks and increased disease transmission.”

Anyone showing any of the symptoms that include a fever, cough, loss of taste, among others are encouraged to get tested as soon as possible, and to self-quarantine until the result comes back.

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Those who might have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 are urged to self-quarantine and not get tested for five days after you were exposed to the person, CDPHE officials said. 

Although several testing sites have closed within recent weeks many of them are still open: 

• Adams City High School
• Bennett Community Center
• Crossroads Church
• Westminster High School
• Aurora Public Schools Professional Learning Office & Conference Center
• Ethiopian Evangelical Church
• Instructional Support Facility
• Littleton Park and Walk
• SOAR Academy Sheridan/Englewood
• Archuleta Fairgrounds
• Centaurus High School
• Abraham Lincoln High School
• All City Stadium South
• Clayton Early Learning
• George Washington High School
• Holyoke Event Center
• Montbello High School
• North High School
• Edgewater
• Echo Park Stadium – Doug Co Parker
• Mission Medical
• Arvada Covenant Church
• Jefferson County Fairgrounds
• Lakewood at South Kipling
• Montessori School of Evergreen
• Our Lady of the Pines Church – Conifer
• Red Rocks Community College
• Colorado School of Mines
• Fort Lewis College Stadium
• Banner Health – Sterling
• Colorado Mesa University
• Fruita Monument High School
• Grand Mesa Middle School
• Peachtree Shopping Center
• Fort Morgan
• Milliken Athletic Complex
• Nelson Farm Park
• St. Vrain Valley Schools Innovation Center
• Clear Creek County EMS
• Black Hawk – Gilpin
• Washington County Fairgrounds
• Sedgwick County Fairgrounds
• Wiggins Community Church
• Open Bible Medical Clinic & Pharmacy
• Bailey Public Library
• DIA – Denver International Airport
• Aurora Center for Active Adults – Del Mar
• Cañon City – Fremont County DPHE
• Castle Rock – Douglas County Fairgrounds
• Centennial Center Park
• Citadel Mall – Colorado Springs
• Falcon – Rock Island Regional Trailhead
• Fountain
• Lone Tree – Canvas Credit Union
• Longmont – Boulder Fairgrounds
• Mesa County Fairgrounds
• Pueblo Mall
• Rampart Range Campus
• Silverthorne
• Stazio Ball Fields
• UNC Greeley
• Westminster – Fat Cats