Information from the Ohio Department of Health

Contact tracing is the process of identifying people who were in contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19. The Ohio Department of Health views this effort as an important part of reopening the state.

How does contact tracing work?

If you feel sick:

• Your healthcare provider may order a COVID-19 test. You will need to isolate yourself at home until the results come back.

If you test negative:

• Contact tracing is not necessary.

If you test positive:

• You will be notified, along with the local health department and the Ohio Department of Health. You will continue to isolate at home.
• A public health worker will reach out to you to voluntarily create a line list of the people you have been in contact with. This will trace who has potentially been exposed to the virus.
• The public health worker will contact those you may have exposed. Those individuals will need to self-quarantine and monitor themselves for cough, fever, and shortness of breath. After 14 days without symptoms, their quarantine is lifted.

For more information about contact tracing, visit the Ohio Department of Health website.