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Vogt says contact tracers enroll people in Sara Alert, a software system created by Mitre and in place in Virginia since late May. The software sends emails, texts or phone calls to patients to monitor their vital statistics. If people are not comfortable using Sara Alert, Vogt says contact tracers will arrange to call them daily to monitor symptoms. Monitoring lasts for 14 days from the last date of exposure, Vogt says.