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Workplace Reporting of COVID-19 Positive Cases

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Reporting COVID-19 Positive Cases

In accordance with California Assembly Bill 685 (AB 685), Imperial County employers are required to notify the Imperial County Public Health Department of all COVID-19 related outbreaks within their workplace.  An outbreak is defined as three or more confirmed COVID-19 cases within a 14- day period that are from different households and are not identified as close contacts of each other in any other COVID-19 case investigation. The full Public Health Guidance on Reporting COVID-19 Positive Cases and Exposures can be found in the Guidance Documents section of this page.

 Following, are steps for employers when reporting a COVID-19 positive case and/or exposure: 

  • Step 1: Before completing the required form, you will need to collect a list of people that were exposed to the COVID-19 positive case, as well as some general information on the COVID-19 positive case. You can download a questionnaire from Guidance Documents before starting your electronic form submission.
     
  • Step 2: Complete the electronic Workplace Reporting of COVID-19 Outbreak Form. Please note that you will need to submit all relevant information at once.  Once you start filling out the form, you will need to complete the submission.
     
  • Step 3: For guidance please email ICPHD-EPIWorkplaceReporting@co.imperial.ca.us.

 Guidance Documents