Coronavirus COVID-19 Updates

Please read this newsletter to find out about COVID-19 (Coronavirus), its symptoms, how to protect yourself, and recommendations for community response to the virus. If you have further questions, please contact: 

• Detroit Health Department - (313) 876-4000, Translation Line: (800) 874-9226
  dhdoutbreak@detroitmi.gov

For a Spanish version of this newsletter, click here. To subscribe to the Spanish newsletter, click here. 

If you are experiencing a water-shut off, you could be eligible to restart your water through the duration of the COVID-19 ("coronavirus") outbreak.    See the instructions to the right on how to restart your service.

The City of Detroit set up an email and phone number to answer questions about the coronavirus:
dhdoutbreak@detroitmi.gov - 313-876-4000

Detroit Health Department Recommendations for Community Response to Coronavirus

For more up-to-date information on the City of Detroit's response to COVID-19, please click here. 

COVID-19 Call Center
Are you a healthcare provider who may have a COVID-19 positive patient or an individual who suspects you have COVID-19? Call the Detroit Health Department (313) 876-4000, to receive guidance on next steps. The call center is operational 24 hours a day.

COVID-19 information can be found below:

• Residents
• Pre K-12 Schools
• Colleges and Universities
• Businesses
• Concert/ Event Goers
• Faith-Based Organizations
• Long Term Care/ Assisted Living

For more on the Coronavirus including prevention and treatment, visit Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Measures to minimize the spread of Coronavirus

• Primary contact:
  • If you have been in direct contact with someone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19, then you should self-quarantine for 14 days from the time of the exposure. Direct contact generally means being within 6 feet of the infected person where you may have been subject to coughing, sneezing, or close contact.
  • If you have been in direct contact with someone who has symptoms of COVID-19 and is being tested, then you should self-quarantine until the results of the test have been confirmed.
• Secondary contact:
  • If you have not had contact with the COVID-19 patients, but someone close to you has, you are considered to have secondary contact. If your only contact has been secondary contact, it is not recommended that you self-quarantine. A person who had secondary contract should see a doctor promptly if you develop symptoms of fever, cough, or shortness of breath.

Public use of City facilities

• Individuals experiencing a fever or coughing are asked to not visit city offices until their symptoms have passed. If an individual visiting a city facility is exhibiting these symptoms, they may be approached by medical staff

 City Council 

• There will be a discussion on COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in the Public Health and Safety Standing Committee meeting on March 16 at 9AM at the Coleman A Young Municipal Center, 13th floor. 

Questions? Email sanchezl@detroitmi.gov or call 313-224-1204.