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The following is a text alternative for the Monroe County Department of Public Health's flowchart for symptomatic individuals.
Student, teacher or staff member with NO known exposure has a temperature >100° OR exhibits new or unusual symptoms of COVID (Jan. 12, 2022):
Fever, chills, shortness of breath, sore throat, loss of taste or smell, headache, loss of appetite, cough, nasal congestion, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea, fatigue, muscle or body aches.
- Regardless of vaccination status, individual must stay home or return home. MCDPH strongly recommends the individual seek an assessment from a health care provider to determine appropriate care.
The following steps are mandated by the New York State Department of Health
- Alternate diagnosis: individual can return to school with a note signed by their health care provider explaining the alternate diagnosis.
- COVID PCR/NAAT test result is negative: individuals can return to school if symptoms are resolving.
They must provide a copy of the negative PCR/NAAT or Rapid Antigen* test result or a note from their health care provider indicating the negative result.
*Home tests are NOT permitted for this purpose.
- Alternate diagnosis: individual can return to school with a note signed by their health care provider explaining the alternate diagnosis.
- COVID test result is positive OR no test/alternate diagnosis available:
- Individuals who test positive should submit home test results or use laboratory-confirmed test results to obtain Isolation orders at www.MonroeCounty.gov.
- Individuals with no test or alternate diagnosis should obtain Mandatory Quarantine orders at www.MonroeCounty.gov
- Individuals should isolate/quarantine for 5 days, starting with the day after symptoms began.
Individuals may return to school after 5 days when asymptomatic or symptoms are resolving.
- They should wear a well-fitting mask at all times when around others, in and out of school, for 5 more days.*
- *NYSDOH requires all students, teachers, and staff to wear masks in indoor school facilities or other indoor spaces owned or administered by the school or school district (e.g., school buses).
- Regardless of vaccination status, individual must stay home or return home. MCDPH strongly recommends the individual seek an assessment from a health care provider to determine appropriate care.
Last Modified on January 12, 2022