ArcGIS Online for MarylandSummary The number of cases interviewed who had a completed answer to the question asking if they had physically gone to work in the last 14 days during their covidLINK interviews. Description MD COVID-19 - Contact Tracing Cases Reported Employment layer reflects the number of cases interviewed who had a completed answer to the question asking if they had physically gone to work in the last 14 days during their covidLINK interviews. Respondents may indicate more than one category of employment if they have multiple jobs. For a variety of reasons, some individuals choose not to answer particular questions during the course of their interview. Information about how to prevent and reduce COVID-19 transmission in businesses and workplaces — including for both employers and employees — is available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Note the following regarding select employment categories: Childcare/Education: Includes teachers, babysitters, school administrators, etc. Commercial Construction and Manufacturing: Includes poultry/meat processors, electricians, carpenters, HVAC workers, welders, contractors, painters Healthcare: Includes home healthcare and administrative positions in a healthcare setting Restaurant/Food Service: Includes cooks, waitstaff, food delivery personnel, alcohol delivery services, etc. Retail, Essential Worker: Includes grocery and pharmacy workers Retail, Other: Includes all retail establishments that do not sell food or medicine Transportation: Includes positions related to transport of people or goods Other, Non-Public-Facing: Includes workers that do not have direct interactions with the public, including warehouse workers, some office workers, some car mechanics, etc. Other, Public-Facing: Includes workers who have direct interactions with the public such as, but not limited to, administrative/front desk workers, home repair workers, lawncare workers, security guards, etc. Unknown: Indicates that the interviewer was unable to ascertain the employment category based on the information provided. Answers to interview questions do not provide strong evidence of cause and effect. Due to the nature of COVID-19 and the wide range of scenarios in which a person can become infected, most of the time it will not be possible to pinpoint exactly how and when a case became infected. Though a person may report employment at a particular location, that does not necessarily imply that transmission happened at that location. The covidLINK interview questionnaire is updated as necessary to capture relevant information related to case exposure and potential onward transmission. These revisions should be taken into consideration when evaluating trends in case responses over time. COVID-19 is a disease caused by a respiratory virus first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China in December 2019. COVID-19 is a new virus that hasn't caused illness in humans before. Worldwide, COVID-19 has resulted in thousands of infections, causing illness and in some cases death. Cases have spread to countries throughout the world, with more cases reported daily. The Maryland Department of Health reports daily on COVID-19 cases by county.ArcGIS FeatureLayerhttps://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/327eb144d19c4b81855c2431e04ce4cd_0engMaryland iMapPublicMD COVID19 ContactTracing CasesReportedEmployment Totals [Maryland]Web servicesMarylandLast Modified: 2021-06-09