Report a Confirmed Case

Student Procedure

Students are directed to self-report confirmed positive/exposure COVID cases to their instructor, the Student COVID Response Team (StudentCRT@elgin.edu), or another appropriate employee. The instructor or another employee should make sure the following information is provided to the StudentCRT:

• Name of Student
• Students ID number
• Student course and section number or service area affected

The COVID Coordinator emails the student requesting additional information and copies the other COVID Response Team members.

• Location and length of exposure (i.e., home, public outing, etc.)
• Date symptoms started
• Date of testing (for confirmed case)
• Date of confirmed positive results (for confirmed case)
• The last date the student was on campus
• The areas of the College, the student visited while on campus, including locations 48 hours before symptoms started or receiving a positive COVID test result.
• The team will then identify if the student is enrolled in other classes and/or sections.

Employee Procedure

Employees are directed to self-report confirmed positive/exposure COVID cases to their supervisor or another appropriate employee. The supervisor or another employee contacts Human Resources immediately and provides the following information:

• Name of Employee
• Employee ID number
• Service area and Employee Department affected
• Human Resources contacts the COVID Response Team by email at StaffLiaison@elgin.edu.

The COVID Coordinator (a member of the COVID Response team) emails requesting additional information from the employee and copies the other COVID Response Team members.

• Location and length of exposure (i.e., home, public outing, etc.)
• Date symptoms started
• Date of testing (for confirmed case)
• Date of confirmed positive results (for confirmed case)
• The last date the employee was on campus
• Areas the employee visited while on campus, including locations 48 hours before symptoms started or receiving a positive COVID test result.