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Can a person test negative and later test positive for covid-19?
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COVID: Yes, course. This could happen either due to not enough viral load initially or re-infection later.
Answered 3/23/2022
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Yes: A person may test negative if they don't have the disease and then test positive after getting infecfted. Or they may test negative if their viral load is not yet sufficient to cause a positive test result.
Answered 3/23/2022
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