COVID-19
Recommendations for Monitoring
Recommendations for home monitoring
Persons with COVID-19 who have symptoms and were directed to care for themselves at home may discontinue home isolation under the following conditions:
- At least 3 days (72 hours) have passed since recovery defined as resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and improvement in respiratory symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath) AND
- At least 7 days have passed since symptoms first appeared.
Source: CDC
Last Updated 1 year ago
- At least 3 days (72 hours) have passed since recovery defined as resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and improvement in respiratory symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath) AND
- At least 7 days have passed since symptoms first appeared.
Source: CDC
Last Updated 1 year ago
- Resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications AND
- Improvement in respiratory symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath), AND
- Negative results of an FDA Emergency Use Authorized COVID-19 molecular assay for detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from at least two consecutive nasopharyngeal swab specimens collected greater than or equal to 24 hours apart (total of two negative specimens).
Source: CDC
Last Updated 1 year ago
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Persons with COVID-19 who have symptoms and were directed to care for themselves at home may discontinue home isolation under the following conditions:
- At least 3 days (72 hours) have passed since recovery defined as resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and improvement in respiratory symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath) AND
- At least 7 days have passed since symptoms first appeared.
Source: CDC
Last Updated 1 year ago- At least 3 days (72 hours) have passed since recovery defined as resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and improvement in respiratory symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath) AND
- At least 7 days have passed since symptoms first appeared.
Source: CDC
Last Updated 1 year ago- Resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications AND
- Improvement in respiratory symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath), AND
- Negative results of an FDA Emergency Use Authorized COVID-19 molecular assay for detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from at least two consecutive nasopharyngeal swab specimens collected greater than or equal to 24 hours apart (total of two negative specimens).
Source: CDC
Last Updated 1 year ago