Negative Result For Covid. Conventional diagnostic tests for the novel coronavirus may give false-negative results about 30 of the time meaning people with an active COVID-19 infection still test negative for the disease. Studies have found that the test misses between 1 in 3 and 1 in 7 of positive cases.
The bad news is that false negatives are more common under antigen tests meaning that you might actually be infected with COVID-19 even if you received a negative result. Its possible that you had the virus but that. CNN If you think a negative test result means you dont have coronavirus you could be wrong.
Someone you live with has tested positive find out how long to self-isolate.
A You did not have COVID-19 in the past or will not have it any other point in the future. Studies have found that the test misses between 1 in 3 and 1 in 7 of positive cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding the requirement for a negative COVID-19 test to all air passengers entering the United States. This means that the virus was not found in your sample.