COVID-19 LTC Investigation Form

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Use this online form to submit laboratory-confirmed hospitalizations and deaths of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) to the Alabama Department of Public Health. All required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*); it is not possible to submit the report without completing all required fields. Public Health will follow-up with the reporter for the patient demographics and lab report, if missing.

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NOTE: Per the updated Notifiable Disease Rules effective 4/14/2024, only cases who are living in congregate living facilities should be reported to ADPH. If the case is a resident of a long-term care facility (including skilled nursing facilities*, assisted living facilities, and intermediate care facilities for individuals with an intellectual disability), please complete the form below.
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*Skilled nursing facilities satisfy this reporting requirement by reporting resident cases into the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).

Condition code

Reporting Facility Name:

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Other (specify):

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Facility Address:

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City:

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State:

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County:

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Zip Code:

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Facility Phone Number:

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Interview Proxy Name and Title:

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Email address:

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Date of Report:

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M-D-Y

Case's First Name:

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Case's Last Name:

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______'s DOB:

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M-D-Y

______'s Reported Age:

______'s Sex:

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Female Male

______'s Ethnicity:

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Hispanic or Latino

Not Hispanic or Latino

Unknown

______'s Race:

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American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian

Black or African American

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

White

Other

Unknown

Does ______ have any tribal affiliation?

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Yes No Unknown

If yes, which tribe(s)?

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If yes, enrolled member?

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Yes No Unknown

Please select the case's affiliation with your facility:

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Resident

Other (specify):

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Date of most recent admission:

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M-D-Y

______'s Home Address:

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______'s City:

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______'s State:

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______'s County:

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______'s Zip Code:

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______'s Phone Number:

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Did ______ experience any symptoms during his/her illness?

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Yes No Unknown

When did ______ first feel ill (onset date)?

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M-D-Y

Is ______ still feeling ill?

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Yes No Unknown

If no, when did ______ feel better?

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M-D-Y

Which signs and/or symptoms has ______ had since ______?

Fever (>=100.4):

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Yes No Unknown

Subjective fever:

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Yes No Unknown

New uncontrolled cough that causes difficulty breathing:

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Yes No Unknown

Shortness of breath:

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Yes No Unknown

Chest pain:

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Yes No Unknown

Muscle Aches:

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Yes No Unknown

Fatigue:

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Yes No Unknown

Chills/Rigors:

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Yes No Unknown

Congestion/Runny nose:

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Yes No Unknown

Sore throat:

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Yes No Unknown

New loss of smell of taste:

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Yes No Unknown

Vomiting:

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Yes No Unknown

Headache:

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Yes No Unknown

Abdominal pain or tenderness:

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Yes No Unknown

Diarrhea:

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Yes No Unknown

Other:

Which would best describe where the patient was staying at the time of illness onset?

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If other, specify housing:

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Pneumonia (clinical or X-ray diagnosed):

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Yes No Unknown

Acute respiratory distress syndrome:

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Yes No Unknown

Abnormal chest x-ray:

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Yes No Unknown

Did ______ have an alternative more likely diagnosis/etiology for their illness?

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Yes No Unknown

Other Etiology (specify):

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Current Smoker:

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Yes No Unknown

Former Smoker:

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Yes No Unknown

Diabetes Mellitus:

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Yes No Unknown

Chronic Lung Disease (asthma/emphysema/COPD):

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Yes No Unknown

Cardiovascular Disease:

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Yes No Unknown

Chronic Renal Disease:

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Yes No Unknown

Chronic Liver Disease:

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Yes No Unknown

Autoimmune condition:

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Yes No Unknown

Which autoimmune condition does ______ have?

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Hypertension:

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Yes No Unknown

Severe obesity (BMI >= 30):

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Yes No Unknown

Substance abuse or misuse:

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Yes No Unknown

Disability (neurologic, neurodevelopmental, intellectual, physical, vision or hearing impairment):

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Yes No Unknown

If yes, specify:

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Psychological/psychiatric condition:

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Yes No Unknown

If yes, specify:

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Is ______ immunocompromised?

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Yes No Unknown

Specify the immunosuppressive condition(s):

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Did ______ have an abnormal EKG?

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Yes No Unknown

Was ______ hospitalized at the time of illness onset?

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Yes No Unknown

Is ______ pregnant?

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Yes No Unknown

Other underlying condition or risk behavior:

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Yes No Unknown

If yes, specify:

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Has ______ been tested for COVID-19?

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Yes No Unknown

Was the POSITIVE clinical specimen tested on-site or sent to a reference lab?

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On-site

Reference laboratory

Please provide the laboratory name:

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Please provide the test type performed at the reference lab:

*A PCR test detects the viral RNA of SARS-CoV-2.
*An antigen test detects specific proteins on the surface of SARS-CoV-2.

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PCR/NAAT

Antigen

Unsure

Please select the testing platform used:

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Cepheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 test (Molecular)

Visby Medical COVID-19 Test (Molecular)

Abbott ID NOW COVID-19 (Molecular)

Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card (Antigen)

Access Bio CareStart COVID-19 Antigen test (Antigen)

BD Veritor System for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 (Antigen)

BioFire Respiratory Panel 2.1-EZ (Molecular)

In-house/Other SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (Molecular)

LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 Ag Test (Antigen)

Quidel Sofia SARS Antigen FIA (Antigen)

Quidel QuickVue SARS Antigen Test (Antigen)

Princeton BioMeditech Status COVID-19/Flu (Antigen)

Celltrion DiaTrust COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test (Antigen)

Quidel QuickVue At-Home OTC COVID-19 Test (Antigen)

Sienna-Clarity COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test Cassette (Antigen)

Accula SARS-Cov-2 Test (Molecular)

Cue COVID-19 Test (Molecular)

Roche cobas SARS-CoV-2 & Influenza A/B Nucleic Acid Test for use on the cobas Liat System (Molecular)

Cepheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2/Flu/RSV (Molecular)

Quidel Sofia 2 Flu+SARS Antigen FIA (Antigen)

JOYSBIO COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test Kit [Colloidal Gold] (Antigen)

INDICAID COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test (Antigen)

ACON Flowflex COVID-19 Antigen Home Test (Antigen)

iHealth COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test (Antigen)

Date of Specimen collection

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M-D-Y

Specimen Source

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Nasal swab

Nasopharyngeal swab

Is this the first time ______ was tested?

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Yes No Unknown

Was the patient fully vaccinated against COVID-19?

A breakthrough case is defined as a U.S. resident who has SARS-CoV-2 RNA or antigen detected on a respiratory specimen ≥ 14 days after completing the primary series of an FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine (e.g., two does of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, or a single dose of the Janssen vaccine).

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Yes

No

Unknown

Is the patient you are reporting a U.S. resident?

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Yes

No

Unknown

Was the primary FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine series completed? (e.g., the patient received two doses of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, or a single dose of the Janssen vaccine).

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Yes

No

Did the patient have a positive SARS-CoV-2 test at least 14 days after completion of the vaccine series?

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Yes

No

Did the patient have a history of a positive SARS-CoV-2 test less than 45 days prior to current positive test?

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Yes

No

Unknown

Date of last COVID-19 vaccination:

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M-D-Y

✅ This patient meets the criteria for a COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough case. ADPH will follow up with the reference lab regarding specimen submission to the Bureau of Clinical Laboratories.

❌ This patient does not meet the criteria for a COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough case or further testing.

Reviewed by Central Office Staff:

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Yes

No

Comments about COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough case:

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You may upload up to three laboratory reports and/or supporting documents for this patient. Please provide the following information found in the patient's medical record:

✅ Positive COVID-19 laboratory report

If the requested documents are not uploaded with this submission, someone from ADPH will be in touch with the reporter shortly to collect the additional information.

How many would you like to upload?

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Document/Result 1:

Document/Result 2:

Document/Result 3:

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You may use this field to include any general comments about the case:

***Please do not use ampersands (& symbol) or carraige returns (i.e. pressing the enter button to start a new paragraph) when entering into this field.

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Is ______ deceased?

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Yes No Unknown

Date of death:

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M-D-Y

Was ______ hospitalized for this illness?

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Yes No Unknown

Hospital Name:

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Other (specify):

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City:

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State:

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County:

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Other County:

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Admission Date:

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M-D-Y

Discharge Date:

M-D-Y

Was ______ admitted to an intensive care unit?

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Yes No Unknown

Did ______ receive ECMO?

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Yes No Unknown

Did ______ receive mechanical ventilation/intubation?

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Yes No Unknown

Number of days with mechanical ventilation:

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Was there a second hospitalization?

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Yes No Unknown

Hospital Name:

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Other (specify):

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Admission Date:

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M-D-Y

During the 14 days before illness onset or positive specimen collection date (for asymptomatic residents), did ______ reside in a LTCF?

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Is this facility the same as the reporting facility?

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Please select the name of the other LTCF the patient resided in:

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Date of Admission:

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M-D-Y

Date of Discharge:

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M-D-Y

During the 14 days before illness onset or positive specimen collection date (for asymptomatic residents), did ______ stay in a hospital?

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Yes No Unknown

Hospital Name:

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Other (specify):

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City:

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State:

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County:

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Other, specify:

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Admission Date:

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M-D-Y

Discharge Date:

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M-D-Y

During the 14 days before illness onset or positive specimen collection date (for asymptomatic residents), did ______ visit a healthcare clinic?

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Yes No Unknown

Date of Visit:

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M-D-Y

Healthcare Clinic Name:

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City:

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State:

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County:

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Other, specify:

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Is ______ a close contact to a COVID-19 case?

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Yes No Unknown

Is ______ epi-linked to a person suspected of having COVID-19?

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Yes No Unknown

Is ______ epi-linked to a geographical area with at least one case of COVID-19?

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Yes No Unknown

Did ______ attend a gathering of more than 10 people?

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Yes No Unknown

Details of conference or gathering:

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Did ______ have an exposure to an animal with confirmed or suspected COVID-19?

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Yes No Unknown

If yes, specify the type of animal:

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Please include any general comments here

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Use the time frame below to answer the following questions.

Infectious Period From: Illness onset date minus 2 days. (For asymptomatic residents, 2 days prior to positive specimen collection)

Infectious Period To: 10 days after illness onset, or specimen collection date if the person never experienced any symptoms. If the person is severely immunocompromised or severely ill, then isolation may continue up to 20 days.

While infectious, did ______ encounter any first responders, like ambulance, paramedics, police?

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Yes No Unknown

Date of Exposure:

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M-D-Y

Ambulance Service, Hospital, or Department Name

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County:

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Before submitting the COVID-19 LTC Investigation Form, please review the summary below and verify it is accurate. If everything is correct, click the submit button below and continue to enter the rest of the POSITIVE cases associated with your facility.

Date of Submission	______
Reporter and Facility Information	______, ______, ______
Case Information	______ ______ (DOB: ______)

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