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Gov. Jared Polis Hopes To Have 30-Minute Coronavirus Testing Results In Colorado By Next Month

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)- Gov. Jared Polis took a trip to Southern Colorado on Tuesday. He was checking out the response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Polis stopped at the Citadel Mall COVID-19 testing site in Colorado Springs and took one himself.

He said faster test results are in the works and may even be available in Colorado as soon as next month.

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"A lot of really cool technology being rolled out where it's like 15 minutes, half an hour," said Polis. "We do have a limited number of those tests and we are going to have a lot more of those next month. If you're looking at what it looks like in October, November... probably 30 minutes."

Polis also made different stops in Pueblo on Tuesday.

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