March 21, 2022
This message includes updates on the COVID-19 response from CDC. The COVID-19 Outbreak is a rapidly evolving situation and information will be updated as it becomes available.
Recommendations for People with COVID-19 and COVID-19 Close Contacts
Have you tested positive for COVID-19 or have mild symptoms and are waiting for test results?
Isolate. Stay at home for at least 5 days.
Wear a mask, stay in a separate room from other people, and use a separate bathroom if you can.
Do not travel for 10 days.
If you can’t wear a mask, stay home and away from other people for 10 days.
Contact your healthcare provider to discuss your test results and available treatment options.
At day 6 if symptoms are improving and you have no fever without fever-reducing medication for 24 hours:
You can leave isolation.
Keep wearing a mask around other people for 5 more days.If your symptoms are not improving and/or you still have fever:
Continue to stay home until 24 hours after your fever stops without using fever-reducing medication and your symptoms have improved.After you feel completely better, keep wearing a mask around other people at home and in public through day 10.
Have you been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19?
Quarantine: If you are not up to date with COVID-19 vaccines or haven’t had COVID-19 in the past 90 days, stay home and away from other people for at least 5 days. Avoid travel through day 10. If you are up to date or had COVID-19 in the past 90 days you do not have to quarantine.
Wear a mask around other people for 10 days.
Watch for symptoms of COVID-19 for 10 days.
Get tested on or after day 5 or if you have symptoms. People who had COVID-19 in the past 90 days should only get tested if they develop symptoms.
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What is a COVID-19 Community Level?
COVID-19 Community Levels are a new tool to help communities decide what prevention steps to take based on the latest data.
Levels can be low, medium, or high and are determined by looking at:
hospital beds being used
hospital admissions
total number of new COVID-19 cases in an area
Take precautions to protect yourself and others from COVID-19 based on the COVID-19 Community Level in your area.
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Free N95 Respirators
The Strategic National Stockpile has distributed N95 respirators to pharmacy distribution centers throughout the country.
For information about how to use your N95 correctly, see How to Use Your N95 Respirator.
Free Mask Locator
Find free masks (N95 respirators) at a participating location near you.
Find a Mask Near You
Or call 1-800-232-0233 (TTY 1-888-720-7489)
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COVID Data Tracker Weekly Review
A new CDC study shows that, among adults hospitalized with COVID-19 during the Delta and Omicron waves, those who received two or three doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine had 90–95% less risk of dying or needing a ventilator than adults who were not vaccinated.
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COVID-19 Community Levels
CDC uses COVID-19 Community Levels to determine the disease’s impact on counties and recommend prevention measures.
CDC also tracks cases, laboratory tests, vaccinations, deaths, and other pandemic data and provides them on our COVID Data Tracker.
Community Levels
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
