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Health Department

Health Department

Continue to monitor your health. If your 

symptoms worsen or become severe, you 

should seek medical care. Severe symptoms

 include trouble breathing, persistent pain or 

pressure in the chest, confusion, inability to 

wake or stay awake, or bluish lips or face.

If you have been diagnosed 

with COVID-19, a public health 

worker will call you to check on 

your health. 

They will ask you who 

you’ve been in contact 

with and where you 

spent time while you 

were sick and may have 

spread COVID-19 to others.

Contact Tracing: Do your part to keep 

your family, friends, and community safe. 

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO HAPPEN DURING CONTACT TRACING 

IF YOU HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19.

 If you need support 

or assistance while 

self-isolating, the health 

department or a local 

community organization 

may be able to 

provide assistance.

Health Department

Any information you share 

with public health workers 

is CONFIDENTIAL.

This means that your 

personal and medical 

information will be 

kept private.

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You will also be asked to stay at home and 2

self-isolate, if you are not doing so already. 

Self-isolation means staying at home in a specific room 

away from other people and pets, and using a separate 

bathroom, if possible.

Self-isolation helps slow the spread of COVID-19 and 

can keep your family, friends, and community safe.

cdc.gov/COVID19

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/contact-tracing-infographic.html
CONTACT TRACING: WHAT TO EXPECT IF YOU MAY HAVE BEEN 

EXPOSED TO SOMEONE WITH COVID-19 

If you have been in close contact 

with someone who has COVID-19, 

a public health worker will call you to 

inform you that you may have been 

exposed to COVID-19. 

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Health Department

You should stay at home and 

self-quarantine for 14 days, 

starting from the last day you 

were possibly exposed to 

COVID-19.

Self-quarantine means 

staying home, monitoring 

your health, and maintaining 

social distancing (at least 6 

feet) from others at all times.

HEALTH

DEPARTMENT

The public health worker can provide information 

about COVID-19 testing in your area. 

If you need support or assistance with self-quarantine, 

your health department or community organizations 

may be able to provide assistance.

Answer

the call

You should take your temperature twice a day, 

watch for fever and other symptoms of COVID-19, 

and notify your health department if you 

develop symptoms. 

If you become ill during the 14 days of self-quarantine, you should 

notify the health department and seek medical care if your symptoms 

worsen or become severe. Emergency warning signs include trouble 

breathing, persistent pain or pressure in the chest, confusion, 

inability to wake or stay awake, or bluish lips or face.

We can all work together to help slow the 

spread of COVID-19. 

Do your part to keep your family and your community safe: 

Answer the call to slow the spread.

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Any information 

you share with public 

health workers is 

CONFIDENTIAL.

This means that your 

personal and medical 

information will be 

kept private.