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Order Home Tests:
Starting at the end of September, households across the country will be eligible to order 4 free COVID-19 tests at COVIDtests.gov. The COVID-19 tests will detect current COVID-19 variants and can be used through at least the end of 2024.
Find a testing site near you
– covid19screening.health.ny.gov
Expiration Dates Extended
At-Home COVID-19 Tests may show “expired” dates on the box, but the FDA has extended those dates; see the full list of extended expiration dates.
Report Home Test
Follow this link to submit a COVID-19 home self-test. – SELF-TEST FORM
Updated Isolation Guidance:
When you may have a respiratory virus…
You can go back to your normal activities when, for at least 24 hours, both are true:
When you go back to your normal activities, take added precaution over the next 5 days,
such as taking additional steps for cleaner air, hygiene, masks, physical distancing,
and/or testing when you will be around other people indoors. This is especially important to
protect people with factors that increase their risk of severe illness from respiratory viruses.
This is especially important to protect people with factors that increase their risk of severe
illness from respiratory viruses.
In addition to CDC’s Respiratory Virus Guidance, there are several special considerations for people with certain risk factors for severe illness.
Risk Factors for Severe Illness from Respiratory Viruses
For more information, please visit:
Affirmation of Isolation Paperwork: ct_affirmationofisolation_fillin_091322