How Long Will You Test Positive For Covid After Recovery
COVID-19Common questionWhen can I start being around others after testing positive for COVID-19?You can be around others after:10 days since symptoms first appeared and24 hours with no fever without the use of fever-reducing medications andOther symptoms of COVID-19 are improving*
Are recovered persons with persistent positive test of COVID-19 infectious to others?
See full answerPersons who have tested persistently or recurrently positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA have, in some cases, had their signs and symptoms of COVID-19 improve. When viral isolation in tissue culture has been attempted in such persons in South Korea and the United States, live virus has not been isolated. There is no evidence to date that clinically recovered persons with persistent or recurrent detection of viral RNA have transmitted SARS-CoV-2 to others.Despite these observations, it’s no
Clinical Questions about COVID-19: Questions and Answers
Can I get reinfected with COVID-19?
Cases of reinfection with COVID-19 have been reported, but remain rare​.​In general, reinfection means a person was infected (got sick) once, recovered, and then later became infected again. Based on what we know from similar viruses, some reinfections are expected.
Reinfection with COVID-19
• Patients who have recovered from COVID-19 can continue to have detectable SARS-CoV-2 RNA in upper respiratory specimens for up to 3 months after illness onset in concentrations considerably lower than during illness; however, replication-competent virus has not been reliably recovered and infectiousness is unlikely.
Ending Isolation and Precautions for People with COVID-19: Interim Guidance
How long can you test positive for COVID-19?
>People who have recovered from COVID-19 can continue to test positive for up to 3 months after their infection.
Requirement for Proof of Negative COVID-19 Test or Documentation of Recovery from COVID-19