Coronavirus Guidelines
Reporting COVID-19 in the United States
Updated: July 30, 2020
For Healthcare Providers
- US Healthcare providers who are concerned that a patient may have Coronavirus COVID-19 should contact their state health department (below) or local health department immediately for consultation and guidance.
- Health departments can assist with submitting reports of COVID-19 cases – see below.
For Health Departments
Reporting a Case of Coronavirus COVID-19
- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has developed a standardized approach to collecting data to characterize COVID-19 cases. These data are needed to track the impact of the outbreak and inform public health response.[1]
- The COVID-19 Case Report Form (PDF) is designed to collect key information on PUIs and laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 case-patients, including:
- Demographic, clinical, and epidemiologic characteristics
- Exposure and contact history
- Course of clinical illness and care received
- For instructions on completing the from see COVID-19 Case Report Form Instructions (PDF)
How to Submit a Report on a Case
Jurisdictions that are not sending samples to CDC for laboratory testing
The jurisdiction should enter cases into CDC’s electronic reporting system with the jurisdiction-issued nCoV ID, unless other arrangements to transmit data have been approved by CDC.
Jurisdictions that are sending specimens to CDC for laboratory testing
This document provides supplemental guidance regarding specimen collection, storage, and shipping to CDC laboratories. This is in addition to CDC’s guidelines for COVID-19 clinical specimens.
- Provide an nCoV ID with all specimens submitted to CDC
- If an nCoV ID is missing, CDC laboratories will freeze the sample, and CDC staff will reach out to the point-of-contact listed on the submission form. CDC will test the specimen once the nCoV ID has been submitted.
- Current CDC guidance recommends collection of a single respiratory nasopharyngeal (NP) swab.
- Include the nCoV ID on all Case Report Forms, specimen testing submission documents (i.e., form 50.34 or GFAT), and shipping labels
Phone Numbers of State Health Department in the US
Please email preparedness@cste.org to report any changes to the designated phone numbers.
For State Epidemiologists’ contact information, please click here: https://www.cste.org/page/StateEpi.
Jurisdiction | After Hours/Epi-on-Call Phone Number | Infectious Disease Outbreak-Related Questions |
Alabama | (800) 338-8374 | (800) 338-8374 |
Alaska | (800) 478-0084 | (800) 478-0084 or |
America Samoa | (684) 733-4924 | (684) 733-4924 |
Arizona | (480) 303-1191 | (480) 303-1191 |
Arkansas | (501) 661-2136 | (501) 661-2136 or |
California | (916) 328-3605 | (916) 328-3605 |
California, LA County | (213) 974-1234 | (213) 240-7941 |
California, San Francisco | (415) 554-2830 | (415) 554-2830 |
Colorado | (303) 370-9395 | (303) 692-2700 |
Connecticut | (860) 509-8000 | (860) 509-8000 |
Delaware | (888) 295-5156 | (302) 744-4700 or |
Federated States of Micronesia | N/A | N/A |
Florida | (850) 245-4401 | (850) 245-4401 |
Georgia | (866) 782-4584 | (866) 782-4584 |
Guam | (671) 888-9276 | (671) 888-9276 |
Hawaii | (808) 600-3625 | (808) 586-4586 or |
Idaho | (800) 632-8000 | (208) 334-5939 |
Illinois | (800) 782-7860 or (217) 782-7860 | (800) 782-7860 or |
Illinois, Chicago | (312) 744-5000 | (312) 744-5000 |
Indiana | (317) 233-1325 | (317) 233-1325 |
Iowa | (800) 362-2736 | (800) 362-2736 or |
Kansas | (877) 427-7317 | (877) 427-7317 |
Kentucky | (888) 973-7678 | (888) 973-7678 |
Louisiana | (800) 256-2748 | (800) 256-2748 |
Maine | (800) 821-5821 | (800) 821-5821 |
Maryland | (410) 795-7365 | (410) 795-7365 |
Massachusetts | (617) 983-6800 | (617) 983-6800 |
Michigan | (517) 335-9030 | (517) 335-9030 |
Minnesota | (651) 201-5414 | (651) 201-5414 or |
Mississippi | (601) 576-7400 | (601) 576-7400 |
Missouri | (800) 392-0272 | (800) 392-0272 |
Montana | (406) 444-0273 | (406) 444-0273 |
Nebraska | (402) 471-2937 | (402) 471-2937 |
Nevada | (775) 400-0333 | (775) 400-0333 or |
Nevada, Las Vegas | (702) 759-1300 | (702) 759-1300 |
New Hampshire | (603) 271-5300 | (603) 271-5300 or |
New Jersey | (609) 392-2020 | (609) 826-5964 |
New Mexico | (505) 827-0006 | (505) 827-0006 |
New York | (866) 881-2809 | (866) 881-2809 |
New York, New York City | (866) 692-3641 | (866) 692-3641 |
North Carolina | (919) 733-3419 | (919) 733-3419 |
North Dakota | (701) 220-0819 | (701) 328-2270 or |
Northern Mariana Island | N/A | N/A |
Ohio | (614) 995-5599 | (614) 995-5599 |
Oklahoma | (405) 271-4060 | (405) 271-4060 |
Oregon | (971) 673-1111 | (971) 673-1111 |
Pennsylvania | (717) 787-3350 | (877) 724-3258 or |
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia | (215) 686-4514 | (215) 686-4514 |
Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh | (412) 687-2243 | (412) 687-2243 |
Puerto Rico | (787) 679-6257 or (787) 399-9565 | (787) 679-6257 or |
Rhode Island | (401) 276-8046 | (401) 276-8046 or |
South Carolina | (888) 847-0902 | (803) 898-0861 or |
South Dakota | (605) 773-3737 | (800) 592-1861 |
Tennessee | (615) 741-7247 | (615) 741-7247 |
Texas | (512) 221-6852 | (512) 221-6852 |
Texas, Dallas | (877) 605-2660 | (214) 819-2004 or |
Texas, Harris County | (713) 755-5000 | (713) 755-5000 |
Texas, Houston | (832) 393-5080 | (832) 393-5080 |
Texas, San Antonio | (210) 207-8876 | (210) 207-8876 |
Utah | (888) 374-8824 | (888) 374-8824 |
Vermont | (802) 863-7240 | (802) 863-7240 |
Virgin Islands | N/A | N/A |
Virginia UPDATED | (877) 275-8343 | |
Washington | (206) 418-5500 | (206) 418-5500 |
Washington D.C. | (844) 493-2652 | (844) 493-2652 |
West Virginia | (304) 558-5358 Ext. 1 | (304) 558-5358, Ext: 1 |
Wisconsin | (608) 258-0099 | (608) 258-0099 or |
Wyoming | (888) 996-9104 | (888) 996-9104 |
†Source: After Hours/Epi-on-call Contact List for States. Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologiests (CSTE). March 13, 2020.[2] | ||
See Also
References
- Information for Health Departments on Reporting a Person Under Investigation (PUI) or Laboratory-Confirmed Case for COVID-19. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Accessed 30 July 2020. [https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/reporting-pui.html]
- After Hours/Epi-on-call Contact List for States. Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologiests (CSTE). March 4, 2020. [https://www.cste.org/page/EpiOnCall]
