ECDOH COVID-19 Isolation and Quarantine Documents

Positive COVID-19 Home Test Reporting 

• Use the Positive COVID-19 Home Test Reporting Form to report your at-home performed COVID-19 positive test to the Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH).  

Isolation 

• Isolation is for individuals who have been infected with COVID-19, even if they don't have symptoms. You isolate in order to prevent spreading the virus to others.
• NYS Updated Isolation and Quarantine Guidance for the general public 
• NYSDOH Quick Reference Guide for Isolation
• Return-to-Work Protocols for Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in Healthcare Settings 
• AFFIRMATION OF ISOLATION - This form may be used for Release from Isolation and for NY Paid Family Leave COVID 19 claims as is it was an individual order for isolations issued by the New York State Commissioner of Health.
• Commissioner's Order for Isolation 
• Additional Isolation Information from CDC
• NY Paid Leave for COVID or call the Paid Family Leave Helpline at (844) 337-6303

Quarantine  

• Quarantine is for someone who has been exposed to the Covid-19 virus through close contact with someone who is infected, but has not tested positive for COVID-19 and does not have symptoms. Quarantine is important because even before a person has tested positive for COVID-19 or has any symptoms, they can spread the virus without knowing.
• NYS Updated Isolation and Quarantine Guidance for the general public
• NYSDOH Quick Reference Guide for Quarantine
• Return-to-Work Protocols for Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in Healthcare Settings 
• AFFIRMATION OF QUARANTINE - This form may be used for Release from Quarantine and for NY Paid Family Leave COVID-19 claims as if it was an individual Order for Quarantine issued by the New York State Commissioner of Health.    
• Close Contacts should have a diagnostic COVID-19 test 5-7 days after their last contact with the person that tested positive. 
• Additional Quarantine Information from CDC
• NY Paid Leave for COVID or call the Paid Family Leave Helpline at (844) 337-6303

COVID-19 Testing

• Testing Information
• Please call your doctor, not the ECDOH, with questions about your own health and for advice on managing symptoms. If you are having trouble breathing or are experiencing severe symptoms, call 9-1-1 immediately. Notify 9-1-1 that you are in isolation or quarantine for COVID-19.   

Resources & Support 

• Community Resources - free resources available to you. 
• People who are homeless or unable to safely isolate or quarantine should call 2-1-1 or (716) 858-2929. 

Treatment, Plasma Donations and COVID Related Studies

• Oral Antivirals
• Roswell Park Plasma Program   
• University at Buffalo Studies
  • Seeking people with COVID-19 symptoms and free COVID-19 rapid test available
  • COVID-19 inhaled medication
  • Experimental drugs to prevent the COVID-19 disease from occurring in people who have been exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus
  • To determine the safety of an exploratory drug in COVID patients
  • People who tested COVID Positive through a PCR Test Needed for a Research Study
  • Additional University at Buffalo COVID studies 

Additional Information

• CDC Quarantine & Isolation Information
• CDC Cleaning and Disinfection for Households
• Information for Businesses
• Information for Schools
• Primary Care Providers Accepting New Patients
• SAMHSA – Taking Care of Your Behavioral Health - If you are feeling overwhelmed with emotions such as sadness, depression, anxiety, or feel like you want to harm yourself or someone else, call 911 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255).