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Most confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported from China have occurred in adults.Read More

This toolkit will help health departments develop their communications with communities about COVID-19 contact tracing.Read More

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COVID-19 guidance and tools to help owners, administrators, or operators of shared housing facilities make decisions, protect, and communicate with residents, staff, and public health officials.Read More

Research shows that the particle size of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is around 0.1 micrometer (µm). However, the virus generally does not travel through the air by itself. These viral particles are human-generated, so the virus is trapped in respiratory droplets and droplet nuclei (dried respiratory droplets) that are larger. Most of the […]Read More

Guidance for In-home social service providers and clients during the COVID-19 pandemic to protect themselves.Read More

Until we learn more about how this virus affects animals, treat pets as you would other human family members to protect them from a possible infection.Read More

CDC COVID Data Tracker – Cases and Deaths by StateRead More

This document provides a summary of considerations for use of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) antigen testing in nursing homes and is intended for nursing home providers and state and local public health departments. Antigen tests are available as point-of-care (POC) diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2.  They have a rapid turnaround time, which is critical to […]Read More