COVID-19 Isolation and Quarantine Calculators

 
 
 
 
 
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Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services is committed to helping Nebraskans slow the spread of COVID-19. These calculators show when your isolation or quarantine period ends based on the date of testing positive, or contact with a person who tested positive.
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    Close Contact Notice

    If you have been in close contact with a person diagnosed with COVID-19, it is necessary that you do the following:

    • Quarantine or isolate - View CDC Infographic
    • Follow the directions of the contact tracer or your local health department
    • Consider following the recommendation to get tested for COVID-19

    *Note: If you have tested positive for COVID-19 within the last 90 days, talk with your doctor about the need to quarantine. In addition, as long as you do not have symptoms, you do not need to get another test for COVID-19. If you develop or have symptoms of COVID-19, consult with your medical provider.

    You can help slow the spread of COVID-19 by answering if you get a call from DHHS Contact Tracing.

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    Isolation Calculators

    If you have tested positive and HAVE symptoms, use this calculator.

    If you are symptomatic and have tested positive for COVID-19 then you must isolate for 10 days from the date your symptoms began. To stop or discontinue isolation, at least 10 days must have passed since your symptoms began and at least 24 hours have passed since your fever went away without the use of fever-reducing medications (such as Tylenol or Ibuprofen) and other symptoms have improved​.​​

    ​​​Select the first day your symptoms began below.

    If you have tested positive but have NO symptoms, use this calculator.

    ​Select the test date below.​

    Quarantine Calculator

    If you have been identified as a close contact, use this calculator.

    Select the last date of the contact with the person who tested positive below.

    Reinfection Susceptibility Calculator 

    You previously tested positive for COVID-19 and want to know when you are susceptible to reinfection: 90-Day Calculator

    Reinfection among individuals who test positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 appears to be uncommon during the initial 90 days after symptom onset of your COVID-19 diagnosis.

    Enter the first day your symptoms began
    OR your test date if you did not have symptoms but tested positive.

    Options to Discontinue Quarantine​​

    On December 2, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released information on new research offering a better understanding of when transmission of COVID-19 is most likely to occur. Per the CDC, they are "currently recommending a quarantine period of 14 days. However, based on local circumstances and resources, the following options to shorten quarantine are acceptable alternatives." Depending on if the individual seeks diagnostic testing or not determines the timing of when an individual can discontinue quarantine.

    Read the Options to Discontinue Quarantine FAQs
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    Quarantine and Isolation Directions

    Read Quarantine and Isolation Directions
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