Table 1.

COVID-19 testing criteria

Admission	Clinical factors	COVID-19 test
Patient being admitted		Yes
Patient NOT being admitted	No symptoms of acute respiratory infection (fever, cough, new shortness of breath)	No
Patient NOT being admitted	Symptoms of acute respiratory infection but no high-risk factors*	No
Patient NOT being admitted	Symptoms of acute respiratory infection with high-risk factors*	Yes

^*High-risk factors include health care workers, age > 65 with comorbid conditions, working or living in congregate setting (such as skilled nursing facility, rehab center, correctional facility), and other at-risk populations with immunosuppression, malignancy, severe chronic lung disease, coronary artery disease, and pregnancy