Adair-Guthrie County Emergency Management Coordinator Bob Kempf reports that as of 8-a.m., today (March 18th, 2020), the Adair County Hospital System and Guthrie County Hospital are only providing public health testing for the Corona Virus. The move is in line with the Iowa Department of Public Health’s guidelines for testing.

Patients will be eligible for testing if they meet one of the following criteria:

• Hospitalized patients with fever and respiratory failure and no alternate diagnosis
• Hospitalized older adults (>60 years of age) with fever or respiratory symptoms (cough, difficulty breathing) and chronic medical conditions (e.g., diabetes, heart disease, immunosuppressive medications, chronic lung disease, or chronic kidney disease)
• Any persons (including healthcare providers) with household contact with a laboratory confirmed case of COVID-19 in the 14 days prior to becoming ill with fever or respiratory symptoms (e.g., cough, difficulty breathing)
• Any persons with a history of international travel to a country with a Level 3 CDC travel health warning (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/ index.html) or have taken an international cruise in the 14 days prior to becoming ill with fever and respiratory symptoms (e.g., cough, difficulty breathing) and no alternate diagnosis.

There is currently no public testing being offered at either of the hospitals.  For more information please visit: www.adairguthriecountycovid.org