The infectious period begins 48 hours before the patient’s symptoms began.
The latest reports from our contact tracing partners are available here.Ĭontact tracing focuses on close contacts while a positive patient was infectious. You will still be required to complete the quarantine, even if your test comes back negative, because you could still develop the illness later in the quarantine period.
In addition, you will be encouraged to get tested for COVID-19 in case you already have COVID-19 but don’t have any symptoms yet. The Arkansas Department of Health will coordinate such arrangements with your employer. If you work in a critical infrastructure job, it may be possible for you to still work while under quarantine. A quarantine is needed because you may develop COVID-19 anytime during the virus’s incubation period. If you have had close contact with someone confirmed to have COVID-19, you will be required to self-quarantine. What if I am a contact to a person with COVID-19? Close contacts are generally those people who were within 6 feet of you for at least 15 minutes total beginning two days before your symptoms started or two days before your test was collected if you do not have symptoms. You may still hear from a contact tracer, but you should go ahead and notify anyone you believe you may have exposed as well as your employer. This means it is possible that you will not be reached by a contact tracer.
How has contact tracing changed as cases have increased?ĭue to a high volume of new cases that may exceed our ability to reach every close contact, ADH is following CDC recommendations and prioritizing cases who were exposed within the previous six days.
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