I am presenting with symptoms associated with a cold: sore throat cough nasal drip periodic fever. to the best of my knowledge, i have not been in contact with any travel from a high risk coronavirus area. do i need to get tested for coronavirus?

Usually not: Throat pain can be from a strep throat infection (antibiotics needed), a cold or influenza (antibiotics usually not used), or from some other cause such as allergies or irritants. Usually, a person sees the doctor (call first) if the sore throat is bothersome, recurrent, or doesn't go away quickly. COVID-19 infections tend to have cough, whereas strep usually lacks cough but has more throat pain.