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  2. www.verywellhealth.com › how-long-does-covid-last-8547620How Long Does COVID-19 Last? Average Recovery Timeline - Verywell...

    Jun 21, 2024 · Mild to moderate illness from COVID-19 usually lasts an average of 10 days. For some people, symptoms fade in a matter of days; for others, it takes weeks. Even mild COVID-19 cases can progress to long COVID or post-COVID syndrome, in which ongoing symptoms remain long after the initial infection.

  3. www.verywellhealth.com › how-long-does-a-positive-covid-test-last-5216810How Long Will You Test Positive for COVID-19? - Verywell Health

    Apr 28, 2024 · Some people who recover from COVID may test positive for weeks or even months after they were sick. Getting a positive test result soon again after you had COVID could mean your body is still fighting off the virus, there's some leftover RNA from the virus, or you've caught the virus again.

  4. www.verywellhealth.com › how-long-are-you-contagious-with-covid-8426269How Long Are You Contagious With COVID-19? - Verywell Health

    Jun 13, 2024 · As a general rule, most people who get COVID-19 are no longer contagious 10 days after the appearance of symptoms or after testing positive for the virus. While there is significant variation in the risk of transmission, most cases follow the same general timeline once symptoms develop.

  5. www.cdc.gov › coronavirus › 2019-ncovCOVID-19 Testing: What You Need to Know | CDC

    May 2, 2024 · After a positive test result, you may continue to test positive for some time. Some tests, especially PCR tests, may continue to show a positive result for up to 90 days. Reinfections can occur within 90 days, which can make it hard to know if a positive test indicates a new infection.

  6. www.webmd.com › covid › coronavirus-incubation-periodHow Long Is the COVID-19 Incubation Period? - WebMD

    Jan 7, 2024 · How long after exposure will you test positive for COVID-19? Depending on which COVID-19 variant you've been exposed to, you may test positive 3-5 days later. If you've been exposed...

  7. www.nbcnews.com › health › health-newsCDC lifts Covid isolation guidelines for those who test positive...

    Mar 1, 2024 · People who test positive for Covid no longer need to isolate for five days, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

  8. www.factcheck.org › 2024 › 03Explaining the New CDC Guidance on What To Do if You Have COVID...

    Mar 15, 2024 · Since December 2021, the agency had recommended individuals isolate for at least five days after developing symptoms of COVID-19, or after a positive test if asymptomatic. After five...

  9. publichealth.jhu.edu › 2024 › virologist-explains-the-cdcs-new-covid-isolationUnderstanding the CDC’s Updated COVID Isolation Guidance

    Mar 5, 2024 · The CDC has simplified its recommendations for how long to stay home and isolate after testing positive or experiencing symptoms to be consistent across COVID-19, influenza, and RSV infections. This way, anyone who develops symptoms can follow the same isolation guidance, irrespective of what respiratory virus they’re infected with.

  10. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org › discussion › what-you-need-to-know-if-you-testWhat you need to know if you test positive or negative for COVID...

    Jan 25, 2022 · If you no longer have symptoms after five days or are fever-free for at least 24 hours without using a fever-reducing medication, you do not need to take another COVID-19 test to confirm you are no longer positive, unless you have been directed to by your workplace or school.

  11. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org › discussion › helpful-guidelines-if-you-test-positiveHelpful guidelines if you test positive or negative for COVID-19

    Nov 30, 2022 · If you no longer have symptoms after five days or are fever-free for at least 24 hours without using a fever-reducing medication, you do not need to take another COVID-19 test to confirm you are no longer positive, unless you have been directed to by your workplace or school.

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