Based on guidance from Dr. Janet Memark's team at Cobb and Douglas Public Health, the Cobb County School District is updating its COVID quarantine restrictions effective February 1, 2021. 

Previously, the District recommended a 14-day quarantine period for individuals exposed to the virus, but Public Health is relaxing that time-frame to ten days in certain circumstances. In short, they are allowing individuals with zero symptoms to return to work/school after ten days, rather than fourteen. 

Asymptomatic persons who have a known exposure to a person with COVID-19 can return to work, school: 

After 10 full days have passed since their most recent exposure if they are not tested for COVID-19 AND do not experience any COVID-19 symptoms during the quarantine period.

To be clear, the CDC continues to recommend a 14-day quarantine to be safe. Still, Public Health is allowing the shortened 10-day quarantine strictly for asymptomatic individuals, which is clearly defined in the full statement.

Please take time to read this important announcement in its entirety before it goes into effect on February 1, 2021.