Covid-19 FAQs

COVID-19 Response Guidance for Polk County Public Schools

 

A nurse will evaluate the student for symptoms that are consistent with COVID – 19. These are:

 

·         Temperature 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher by mouth, or 100.0 degrees Fahrenheit or higher by no-touch thermometer

·         Sore throat

·         Chills (with or without fever)

·         Nausea or vomiting or diarrhea or abdominal pain

·         New uncontrolled cough that causes difficulty breathing (for students with chronic allergic/asthmatic cough, a change in their                cough from baseline)

·         New onset of severe headache, especially with fever.

·         Fatigue

·         Muscle or body aches

·         New loss of taste or smell

·         Congestion