COVID-19 Information Center

A novel coronavirus is a new coronavirus that has not been previously identified. The virus causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is not the same as the coronaviruses that commonly circulate among humans and cause mild illness, like the common cold.

• Fever
• Cough
• Shortness of Breath

Symptoms can appear anywhere between 2-14 days after contraction.

Mainly transmitted person-to-person.

• Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet)
• Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes

People have been infected with COVID-19 in an area, including some who are not sure how or where they became infected.

There is no vaccine for COVID-19 at this time.

• Wash your hands! And wash them often using soap and water.
• If soap and water are not an option then utilize hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
• Avoid close contact and respect social distancing. 

• A term applied to certain actions that are taken by Public Health officials to stop or slow down the spread of a highly contagious disease.
• Measures include limiting large groups of people coming together, closing buildings and canceling events.

Current CDC guidance for when it is OK to release someone from quarantine is made on a case by case basis and includes meeting all of the following criteria:

• The patient is free from fever without the use of fever-reducing medications.
• The patient is no longer showing symptoms, including cough.
• The patient has tested negative on at least two consecutive respiratory specimens collected at least 24 hours apart.

U.S. case counts are updated regularly Mondays through Fridays on the CDC website. See the current U.S. case count of COVID-19.