Community risk level metrics Over the last week, Las Vegas metro area had 36 new COVID hospital admissions (1.6 for every 100,000 residents). Grading is not applied to weekly COVID admissions prior to April 18, 2022, indicated by the dotted line.
If you test positive for COVID-19, contact a health care provider right away to determine if you are eligible for treatment, even if your symptoms are mild right now. It is important that treatment is started within days of when you first develop symptoms.
Instructions for contacts being home quarantined The home quarantined person should: Stay in a well-ventilated single-room preferably with an attached/separate toilet. If another family member needs to stay in the same room, it's advisable to maintain a distance of at least 1 meter between the two.
Quarantine is the physical separation and restriction of movement of individuals who may have been exposed to a contagious disease, who may or may not be infected but are not ill, and who may become infectious to others (CDC, 2017).
“In the early days of the pandemic, it was recommended to isolate for 10 days after having a positive COVID test. And then a few years ago, the CDC changed its recommendation: you could come out of isolation five days after receiving a positive test and wear a mask for the additional five days.”
Quarantine separates and restricts the movement of people who were exposed to a contagious disease to see if they become sick. These people may have been exposed to a disease and do not know it, or they may have the disease but do not show symptoms.
Stay in a well-ventilated single-room preferably with an attached/separate toilet. If another family member needs to stay in the same room, it's advisable to maintain a distance of at least 1 meter between the two.
Quarantine verb (PEOPLE OR ANIMALS) to stay away from others for a period of time because you have a disease, or may have one, in order to prevent the spread of the disease: All international arrivals, regardless of where they are from, must quarantine upon their arrival.