Note: ACHD is currently in the process of updating our COVID pages. For up-to-date guidance and recommendations, please view the CDC Respiratory Virus Guidance page. 

What to do if you are exposed

Regardless of vaccination status or previous infection, it is recommended that you:

• Start taking precautions immediately
  • Wear a mask as soon as you find out you were exposed. Start counting from Day 1.
    • Day 0 is the day of your last exposure to someone with COVID-19
    • Day 1 is the first full day after your last exposure

• Continue taking precautions for 10 full days. (You can still develop COVID-19 up to 10 days after you have been exposed.)
  • Wear a high-quality mask or respirator any time you are around others inside your home or indoors in public.
    • Do not go places where you are unable to wear a mask, including travel and public transportation settings.
  • Take extra precautions if you will be around people who are more likely to get very sick from COVID-19.
  •  Watch for symptoms (fever, cough, shortness of breath, other COVID-19 symptoms)

•  Get tested on Day 6.
  • Get tested at least 5 full days after your last exposure. Test even if you don’t develop symptoms.
  • If you test negative, continue taking precautions through day 10.
    • Wear a high-quality mask when around others at home and indoors in public.
    • You can still develop COVID-19 up to 10 days after you have been exposed.

• If you develop symptoms or test positive, start your isolation period immediately.
  • View our Isolation page for more information and resources

View the CDC What to Do if You Were Exposed page for more information.  

Additional Information and Resources:

• CDC | Cleaning, Disinfecting, Ventilation
• Improving Ventilation in your Home
• Use Masks to Slow the Spread of COVID-19
• COVID-19 Vaccine Information

Questions/Concerns:

If you have any questions or need help meeting your basic needs (food, housing, etc.), please contact our team:

Allegan County Health Department: (269) 673-5411, option 2.

After hours: 2-1-1

Accessing Care during Quarantine:

If you have a medical emergency during your quarantine period and have to call 911, please tell them you are currently being quarantine due to being exposed to COVID-19. If you need to see a health care provider during your quarantine period, call ahead to let them know your situation.

Business Reporting COVID-19 Close Contact

Please view our Business and Workplace page for more information and the reporting form.

CDC COVID-19 Isolation and Exposure Calculator

If you are having trouble accessing the calculator below, please visit the CDC website Calculator.