Boulder County Resident Tests Presumptive Positive for COVID-19 Boulder County, CO – A Boulder County resident in their 20s has tested presumptive positive for the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. The individual had traveled to California and was notified upon their return to Colorado that two people at the event they attended in California had subsequently tested positive for the disease. The individual has symptoms and is isolated but is doing well. All of the individuals who may have come in close contact with them have been identified and will be contacted this evening. This is the first Boulder County resident to test positive for the illness. The person is considered “presumptive positive” until the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirm the cases. As with all reports of reportable communicable diseases, when Boulder County Public Health receives notice of a positive test, we conduct a thorough investigation to identify every person the ill person may have come in close contact with (e.g. within 6 feet), interview each of them, and provide guidance, including recommendations for isolation, quarantine, and/or testing, depending on their situation. COVID-19 is primarily spread through respiratory droplets spread when a person with the illness coughs or … Continue reading Boulder County Resident Tests Presumptive Positive for COVID-19