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3 Coronavirus Cases Announced In Chaffee County

CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - Chaffee County announced three positive coronavirus cases on Saturday. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is also holding a drive-thru testing site in Salida on Saturday.

The CDPHE is working to contact anyone who may have been in contact with the three infected people.

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The drive-up testing at CDPHE location in Lowry (credit: CBS)

"After conducting our initial investigations, we are finding that those who were tested listened to the isolation and quarantine recommendations," Andrea Carlstrom, Director of Chaffee County Public Health, said.

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The three patients are the first for the county as COVID-19 continues to take hold of Colorado. On Friday, the CDPHE reported 363 positive cases with more than 3,600 tests administered.

The Chaffee County residents are described as:

46 year old male- had traveled out of state
69 year old male- under investigation
84 year old male- under investigation

The Colorado National Guard and the Chaffee County Public Health will be at the county fairgrounds on County Road 120 to help administer the tests from noon to 4 p.m.. County residents with a doctor's note will be tested.

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