If you have been exposed to someone with COVID-19:

•  Follow the guidance of the S.D. Department of Health Coronavirus Quarantine and Isolation Calculator, based on close contact.
• The South Dakota Department of Health defines close contact as:
  • Spending prolonged periods in the same room. For COVID-19, a prolonged period for close contact is defined as being within 6 feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes starting from 48 hours before the person began feeling sick until the time the patient was isolated.
  • Direct physical contact – kissing, hugging
  • Shared eating or drinking utensils
  • Contact with respiratory secretions (cough, sneeze on you)
• Campus community members who have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 should follow the S.D. Department of Health Coronavirus Quarantine and Isolation Calculator.
• Employees who are well but who have a family member they live with and have had close contact with who has COVID-19 should notify their supervisor. The supervisor and Human Resources will determine the course of action to follow, which may include but is not limited to: working remotely, self-quarantining, and self-monitoring.
• Students who are well but who have a roommate or family member they live with and have had close contact with who has COVID-19 should notify the dean of Student Affairs at 605-626-3007 and follow the S.D. Department of Health Coronavirus Quarantine and Isolation Calculator.
• Students who live on campus and have a roommate they have had close contact with who has COVID-19 are required to notify the dean of Student Affairs at 605-626-3007 and follow the S.D. Department of Health Coronavirus Quarantine and Isolation Calculator.