Tompkins County is rolling out a self-reporting system for people who test positive for COVID-19 using at-home test kits.
President Joe Biden recently announced that 500 million at-home tests will be sent out in the coming days. Tompkins County just received a shipment of 4,175 at-home tests, but says those will be used for local school districts.
Anyone who tests positive and self-reports will receive guidance from the Health Department. Those testing positive should isolate for ten days. The county says at-home tests should be taken by those without symptoms. If you have symptoms, you should take the PCR test.
You can self-report a positive test here or if you don’t have internet, call 2-1-1.
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