RCPH jurisdiction is in the "MEDIUM" risk category.

General Recommendations:

• Get vaccinated if you are eligible! Vaccines prevent >90% of severe disease.
• Click here for the latest Vaccine Updates, including eligibility for boosters.
• Click here for information on COVID-19 vaccine booster administration sites.
• See the latest CDC COVID-19 Highlights and information About Variants of the Virus that Causes COVID-19.
• For travel, see CDC Travel Guidance.
• If you feel sick, stay home.
• Wash your hands frequently and avoid touching your face.

Click each graph to enlarge the image. Updated as of 8.17.2022 at 8:58 a.m.

• If you have COVID-19 symptoms, you should get tested (see Where can You Get Tested) and stay home until test results come back.
• If test results are positive, see below "What to Do If You Test Positive." 

• For local testing, see COVID-19 Testing Centers. Note these are subject to change so please check in advance of going to a site.
• ​For Statewide private and community testing sites:
  • Impact 2-1-1
  • DHS Website​
• For more information on at home tests, see CDC Self Testing.
• What should I do after I get tested?
  • While you wait for your COVID-19 test results, continue to take steps to keep yourself and others safe. Follow recommendations to self-isolate and self-monitor in order to protect yourself and your community from COVID-19.

• ​Isolate at home
  • How long do you need to isolate? Please see CDC: COVID-19 Isolation and Quarantine
  • How do you isolate and not infect others in the home? Please see CDC: Households Living in Close Quarters
  • Do not go to work, school, or other public areas; restrict activities outside of your home, except to get medical care.
• Identify and notify your close contacts
  • Tell them you have tested positive and that they should start wearing a mask anytime they are around others inside their home or indoors in public.
  • Please see What to Do If You Were Exposed to COVID-19 for additional information. 
• Notify those who need to know such as your workplace, school, and daycare.
• You do not need to be tested again if you have recently had a positive test. Your test may be positive for many weeks after you recover. You do not need a negative test to stop isolating.
• Please note, due to the recent surge in cases, you may not receive a call from the health department regarding your positive COVID-19 test. Please follow the guidelines above and contact your local health department if you have questions. Click here to submit your question via email.

• Please see What to Do If You Were Exposed to COVID-19 for additional information. 
• On the fifth day after your exposure, you should get tested (see Where can You get Tested?)