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I have been in in contact with a person who teated positive for covid 19. my test came back negative but i started feeling symptoms a couple of days after my test was done?
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COVID: Please let your doctor know. It is not uncommon to have a negative COVID 19 test when "presymptomatic". You could have had a lower viral load at that time. You might test COVID 19 positive now - OR it could be a different type of infection.
Answered 7/18/2020
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