Table 2.
Priority 1 | Ensure optimal care options for all hospitalized patients, lessen the risk of nosocomial infections, and maintain the integrity of the healthcare system: |
Hospitalized patients | |
Symptomatic healthcare workers | |
Priority 2 | Ensure that those who are at highest risk of complication of infection are rapidly identified and appropriately triaged: |
Patients in long-term care facilities with symptoms | |
Patients 65 yr of age and older with symptoms | |
Patients with underlying conditions with symptoms | |
First responders with symptoms | |
Priority 3 | As resources allow, test individuals in the surrounding community of rapidly increasing hospital cases to decrease community spread, and ensure health of essential workers: |
Critical infrastructure workers with symptoms | |
Individuals who do not meet any of the above categories with symptoms | |
Healthcare workers and first responders | |
Individuals with mild symptoms in communities experiencing high COVID-19 hospitalizations | |
Non-priority | Individuals without symptoms |
Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention. COVID-19: Coronavirus disease-2019.