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Indianapolis StarView CommentsTesting is said to be the key for measuring the spread of the novel coronavirus and learning whether you have been infected, health officials say.However, there's still some confusion about who should be tested, what testing entails and where it's currently available&nbsp;in Indiana.Here's the latest information that we have about coronavirus testing.While &nbsp;revolved around recent travel from overseas, those criteria have expanded greatly.State Health Commissioner Kristina Box said information about testing criteria can be found&nbsp;on a testing map on the dashboard at ."We want you to be tested if you have symptoms, if you live with someone who has symptoms, if you've been exposed to a positive case and need a test, for instance, to go back to work," Box said.&nbsp;Here are key factors for people&nbsp;who can be tested, even if they aren't showing symptoms:"You don't need to be symptomatic if you fall into these categories," she said.Think you had coronavirus?&nbsp;Free testing is being offered at state-sponsored sites now open across Indiana, Box said. People can learn more about available testing sites — and how to register for one of those sites&nbsp;— at the . It includes information about tests offered at those state-sponsored sites, drive-thru clinics and at local health-care facilities.Testing locations:The ISDH will often have results ready within 24 hours of a specimen being received. Results from commercial labs could take longer.Novel approach:The number changes daily, but the state has now tested more than 145,000 people out of a population of about 6.7 million, State Health Commissioner Kristina Box said on May 11. There are nearly 25,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of May 11.Box said "increased testing means increased contact tracing" to identify people who might have been exposed and ensure they're taking steps to avoid infecting another.Contact tracing is a series of steps that include isolating a confirmed case of COVID-19 and providing care, asking that person about recent contacts he or she may have had, contacting those people and then isolating them if they show symptoms of the disease."Contact tracing is a core component of any disease investigation," Box said.&nbsp;"The real difference is that this is just on a much broader scale with a different disease process."Back to the office?&nbsp;Call IndyStar digital producer Dwight Adams at 317-444-6532. Follow him on Twitter: @hdwightadams.View Comments

Indianapolis StarView CommentsTesting is said to be the key for measuring the spread of the novel coronavirus and learning whether you have been infected, health officials say.However, there's still some confusion about who should be tested, what testing entails and where it's currently available&nbsp;in Indiana.Here's the latest information that we have about coronavirus testing.While &nbsp;revolved around recent travel from overseas, those criteria have expanded greatly.State Health Commissioner Kristina Box said information about testing criteria can be found&nbsp;on a testing map on the...

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