Board of Health

Isolation and Quarantine Period for General Population

If You Test Positive for COVID-19 (Isolate)

Everyone, regardless of vaccination status.

• Stay home for 5 days.
• If you have no symptoms or your symptoms are resolving after 5 days, you can leave your house.
• Continue to wear a mask around others for 5 additional days.

If you have a fever, continue to stay home until your fever resolves.

If You Were Exposed to Someone with COVID-19 (Quarantine)

If you:

Completed the primary series of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine over 6 months ago and are not boosted
OR
 Completed the primary series of J&J over 2 months ago and are not boosted
OR
 Are unvaccinated

• Stay home for 5 days. After that continue to wear a mask around others for 5 additional days.
• If you can’t quarantine you must wear a mask for 10 days.
• Test on day 5 if possible.

If you develop symptoms get a test and stay home

If you:

Have been boosted
OR
 Completed the primary series of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine within the last 6 months
OR
 Completed the primary series of J&J vaccine within the last 2 months

• Wear a mask around others for 10 days.
• Test on day 5, if possible.

If you develop symptoms get a test and stay home. 

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s1227-isolation-quarantine-guidance.html

The COVID-19 Mask Mandate voted by the Canton Board of Health on September 9, 2021 remains in effect.

 As stated in the September 9 public health mandate, face coverings are required in public places when Canton Community Transmission Level meets the CDC definition of Substantial or High Transmission

 The Board of Health posts the Canton Community Transmission Level* weekly on the Town website each Friday.   

 When Canton Community Transmission Level meets the CDC definition of Moderate Transmission face coverings will be recommended in public places.  

*The CDC defines Community Transmission Level as the number of new cases in the past 7 days divided by the population (in Canton) multiplied by 100,000.  moderate transmission is defined as 10-49.99 new cases per 100,000; substantial transmission levels are defined as transmission levels 50-99.99 new cases per 100,000, high transmission levels are defined as 100 or more new cases per 100,000.

 Date of this notice: December 7, 2021