My child has just tested positive on a rapid, at-home COVID-19 test. What should I do next?
- Please take a picture of the positive test results and a picture of the test box
- Notify your school nurse of the positive result
- Report the positive results of an at-home COVID-19 test to the Albany County Department of Health online.
- Your child must isolate for 10 full days
- Day zero is the day your child took the test if they have no symptoms, or the day your child’s symptoms started if your child took the test while symptomatic.
- You can find the Albany County isolation information guide here: https://www.albanycounty.com/departments/health/coronavirus-covid-19/isolation-quarantine#:~:text=Isolation%20keeps%20someone%20who%20is,and%20your%20workplace%20or%20school.
- Your child may return to school on day 11 under the following conditions:
- No fever within 72 hours, without fever reducing medication
- No runny nose
- No disruptive cough
- All other symptoms are improving
My child, who has COVID-19 symptoms just tested negative on a rapid, at-home COVID-19 test. What should I do next?
- Please take a picture of the negative test result and a picture of the test box
- Notify your school nurse of the negative result
- Your school nurse will then talk you through the next steps
- You will need to keep your child home from school until symptoms resolve
Out of an abundance of caution, I tested my child who had no symptoms and they tested negative on a rapid, at-home COVID-19 test. What should I do next?
- No further action is required and your child can attend school.