COVID-19 Testing

People who have symptoms of COVID-19

2.  People who have come into close contact with someone with COVID-19 should be tested to check for infection:
     a.  Fully vaccinated persons should be tested 5-7 days after exposure.
     b.  People who are not fully vaccinated should be tested immediately.  If negative, test again 5-7 days after their last exposure or immediately if symptoms develop.

Close contact is defined as:
1.  Someone who was less than 6 feet away from infected person (laboratory-confirmed or a clinical diagnosis) for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period.
     a. For example, three individual 5-minute exposures for a total of 15 minutes.

2.  An infected person can spread SARS-CoV-2 starting from 2 days before they have any symptoms (or, for asymptomatic people, 2 days before the positive specimen collection date).

     a. Example 1:  You spend time with a person (less than 6 feet for 15 minute or more) on Saturday.  If the COVID-19 positive person started having symptoms on Thursday, you do not meet the criteria of a close contact and testing is not recommended.

     b.  Example 2: You spend time with a person (less than 6 feet for 15 minute or more) on Saturday.  If the COVID-19 positive person started having symptoms on Monday, you meet the criteria of a close contact and should follow testing recommendations listed above.
 

1.  Symptomatic personnel: must isolate at home for 10 days.  May return to work if at least 24 hours fever free AND symptoms have improved at the 10 day point.

2.  Asymptomatic personnel:
     a. Unvaccinated- isolate at home for 10 days from positive test date.  If you develop symptoms during your isolation period, you should isolate for 10 days after your symptoms began.
     b. Vaccinated - isolate at home for 10 days.  If you develop symptoms during that timeframe, continue to isolate for at least 10 days after symptoms began.

Symptomatic personnel

isolate at home until symptoms have improved AND you are fever-free for at least 24 hours.

2.  Asymptomatic personnel: 
     a. Unvaccinated: quarantine at home for 14 full days. Test again 5-7 days after the known exposure.  If negative, continue to quarantine until 14 days is complete.
     b.  Vaccinated:  may return to work with mask on as long as you remain asymptomatic.  Get tested between days 5-7 after a known exposure.  If positive-isolate at home.  If negative, return to work.