COVID-19 Isolation Information
If you test positive immediately isolate yourself and notify your close contacts and your workplace or school. If you have not received a call, the Otsego County Health Department is now providing self-attestation forms (see links below) in place of the Director’s Orders that were previously sent by the case investigators and contact tracers. The new forms are legal documentation and may be used for release from isolation and for New York Paid Family Leave COVID-19 claims. Attestation Forms: Isolation
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If you have symptoms of COVID-19
___________________________________________________________________________________________Stay home if you have COVID-19 symptoms and get tested as soon possible. If you are sick but cannot get a test, stay home and follow the isolation guidelines (below) as if you were positive for COVID-19.
If you test positive for COVID-19
___________________________________________________________________________________________- Regardless of your vaccination status, isolate at home for five days. Separate from other family members, staying in a separate room and using a separate bathroom if possible.
- If you have no symptoms or your symptoms have resolved after five days, you can leave your house.
- Continue to wear your mask around others for five additional days.
- If you have a fever, continue to stay home until your fever resolves; this is without having taken medicine for 24 hours.
- You must also stay home until your other symptoms are improving.
Quarantine is no longer recommended for those who have been exposed to COVID-19. - Regardless of vaccination status if you are exposed to someone with COVID-19 you should wear a high-quality mask for 10 days
get tested on day 5.
If you work in a health care facility
Isolation and quarantine requirements may be different. Check with your institution to find out about specific guidelines.
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Attestation Forms: Isolation