#covid19nyc

UPDATE: The COVID-19 Alert Level in NYC is now high. There is high community spread of COVID-19 and pressure on the health care system is increasing.

At this time, follow these prevention tips:
✅Consider avoiding higher-risk activities (such as crowded indoor get-togethers).

✅Wear a face mask in ALL public indoor settings and crowded outdoor spaces.

✅Limit get-togethers to small numbers of people.

✅Stay up to date: get vaccinated and boosted.

✅Get tested if you have symptoms, were exposed, traveled, or were at a large event.

✅Stay home if sick or recently exposed.

Learn more about NYC’s current COVID Alert Level and what precautions to take.

Follow these tips when using a rapid COVID-19 test at home:

✅Read the test maker’s instructions and watch any step-by-step videos before you start.

✅Wash your hands before and after testing.

✅Check your test result within the amount of time written in the test kit instructions. A result read before or after may be incorrect.

✅Do not use expired tests or test components that are damaged or discolored.

✅Do not reuse test kits or components.

If you test negative on a home test, but have symptoms of COVID-19, stay home and isolate. Get a PCR test to confirm your result, or take a second rapid home test 24 hours later.

If your second test is negative, you can end isolation if you have not had a fever for the last 24 hours without taking medicine.

Learn how to get your free at-home COVID-19 test.

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If you recently tested positiveforCOVID-19, stay home for five days from the day your symptoms began. If you do not have symptoms, you should stay home for five days from the date of your positive test.

After five days, you can leave home if:

✅ You do not have symptoms

✅ OR your symptoms are improving and you have not had a fever in the last 24 hours.

After isolation, wear a well-fitting mask around others for five more days.

If you are a close contact of someone with COVID-19, this chart can help you determine if you need to quarantine.

A close contact is anyone who has been within 6 feet of a person with COVID-19 for at least 15 minutes over a 24-hour period.

Monoclonal antibody treatment is for people who have COVID-19 or were recently exposed to someone who has COVID-19. 

Treatment:
✅ Can reduce your risk of becoming sick from COVID-19 and help you avoid hospitalization
✅ Is recommended for anyone age 12 and older who is at high risk for severe COVID-19 illness, such as older adults; people with certain health conditions such as diabetes, obesity, or chronic kidney or lung disease; or people with a weakened immune system.

Treatment works best when you get it soon after COVID-19 symptoms begin, so it is important to get tested right away.

Call your provider right away if you test positive for COVID-19 to see if you are eligible for treatment and for help finding a treatment site. You can also talk to a doctor by visiting expresscare.nycor calling 212-COVID19 (212-268-4319). 

Ourlatest data show that the case rate among unvaccinated New Yorkers is increasing, while the case rate for vaccinated New Yorkers is decreasing.

Fact: The COVID-19 vaccines are protecting against infection and illness. Since mid-January, the vast majority of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in NYC are occurring in unvaccinated people.

Learn more about COVID-19 vaccines or to find a vaccination site near you. 

It’s the wrong time to catch theflu. All New Yorkers should get a flu shot, especially children under age 5, adults over age 50, and people who are pregnant or may be pregnant.

As the flu and COVID-19are expected to circulate at the same time this season, getting a flu vaccine is more important than ever. Although the flu vaccine will not prevent COVID-19, it will help decrease the risk of you and your family getting sick and needing flu-related medical care.

You can receive the flu vaccine at the same time as all other vaccines, including the COVID-19 vaccine.

For more information and to find a location to get your flu shot, visit nyc.gov/fluorcall 311.