The information you provide below is contained on a HIPAA Compliant database and confidentially accessed by the Jackson County Health Department in order to streamline business / school COVID 19 case reporting to the local health department. State Epidemic Orders
require schools to report confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases; businesses are recommended to report so that we can provide assistance in preventing further cases and outbreaks. The survey will take 10-15 minutes to complete and has all of the resources you need to successfully manage the COVID-19 exposure in your specific location (workplace or school).
The Jackson County Health Department may call you and ask for identifying information, including names and phone numbers, after reviewing your submitted information.
This question requires a valid date format of MM/DD/YYYY.
2. Please provide the following information about the business / school and Point of Contact (PoC) information. The business PoC should be a manager or human resources contact. The school PoC should be someone identified as responsible for communicable disease reporting or a school administrator. *This question is required.
4. Please provide the following information for EACH positive COVID-19 case at your business / school. Select Add Another to add additional people to the list of positive COVID-19 cases for your site. There is no limit.
This question requires a valid date format of MM/DD/YYYY.
This question requires a valid date format of MM/DD/YYYY.
This question requires a valid date format of MM/DD/YYYY.
This question requires a valid date format of MM/DD/YYYY.
- Isolate at home for 5 days (day “0” is day symptoms begin or day test was taken for students, teachers & staff who do not have symptoms); and
- If symptoms have improved or you continue to have no symptoms, return to school, while wearing a well-fitted mask, for days 6 -10; or
- Stay home for 10 days if unwilling/unable to wear a mask.
If there is a fever, stay home until fever free for a period of 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications.
A 10 day isolation is appropriate if the individual works with or around others that are immunocompromised (such as an employee of a long-term care or if the individual is an employee that serves vulnerable older adults).
6. Please provide as much information as you can on identified contacts for each close contact. Select Add Another for each additional contact person. There is no limit.
This question requires a valid date format of MM/DD/YYYY.
This question requires a valid date format of MM/DD/YYYY.
Exposure/Quarantine Guidance
Close contacts of a COVID-19 case do not need to quarantine at home. If symptoms develop, get tested and follow isolation guidance.
Cleaning and Disinfecting Instructions:
It is recommended to wait 24 hours since the COVID-19 exposure before cleaning or disinfecting.
Before Cleaning and disinfecting
- Close off areas used by the person who is sick and do not use those areas until after cleaning and disinfecting.
- Wait as long as possible (at least several hours) before you clean and disinfect.
- If less than 24 hours have passed since the person who is sick or diagnosed with COVID-19 has been in the space, clean and disinfect the space.
- If more than 24 hours have passed since the person who is sick or diagnosed with COVID-19 has been in the space, cleaning is enough. You may choose to also disinfect depending on certain conditions or everyday practices required by your facility.
- If more than 3 days have passed since the person who is sick or diagnosed with COVID-19 has been in the space, no additional cleaning (beyond regular cleaning practice) is needed.