Covid Test Results Negative Then Positive. CNN If you think a negative test result means you dont have coronavirus you could be wrong. It may turn out that your first test was conducted too soon when not enough virus was present to generate a positive result or that the sample was collected incorrectly.
It may turn out that your first test was conducted too soon when not enough virus was present to generate a positive result or that the sample was collected incorrectly. It turns out the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state there is a small chance diagnostic tests result in a false positive or even a false negative. What you need to do next depends on the type of swab test you had.
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And then on March 30 I had a positive Merck said. COVID-19 tests whether a rapid antigen test or a PCR test sent to a lab do tend to be accurate on the positive side if the test says you have COVID you most likely do. The state actually had to call the CDC for. It can take days before a new infection shows up on a Covid-19 test.