COVID Info for Employers

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided isolation and quarantine guidance for the general public, which the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is aligned with.

The isolation and quarantine guidance applies to all non-healthcare workplace settings except:

Crowded work sites where physical distancing is not possible due to the nature of the work (e.g., warehouses, factories, and food packaging and meat processing facilities)
Commercial maritime settings (e.g., commercial seafood and cargo ships)
For information about schools/childcares please see: COVID-19 Info for Schools and Child Care

REPORTING CASES

Notify the Snohomish County Health Department *within 24 hours* if you suspect COVID is spreading in your workplace or if there are two or more confirmed or suspected cases among your employees in a 7-day period.

Template for employers to complete for reporting a case

To notify the Snohomish County Health Department, please use the COVID-19 Facility Outbreak Notification System (clicking on the link will direct you to the reporting page). Fill out the form to register.

Although it is requested you fill in all the information, the **Required** tabs are noted. After inputting the data, click “next page”. On the last page, you will see a section that says, "Upload file." Upload the Employer Case Reporting Spreadsheet. Please ensure the required tabs on the spreadsheet are complete before submitting. Please do NOT use the spreadsheet in FONT.

Once you have reported the cases, please check your email for a WA Department of Health link so you can connect new cases to the current cases/suspected outbreak. This link can only be used only once.

If you have questions about reporting COVID-19 cases, if the link is not working, or if you need a new link, please email SHD-COVIDemployment@co.snohomish.wa.us.