Considerations for who should get tested

• People who have symptoms of COVID-19
• People who have had close contact (within 6 feet of an infected person for a total of 15 minutes or more) with someone with confirmed COVID-19.​​
• People who have been asked or referred to get testing by their healthcare provider, localexternal icon or state health department.

Not everyone needs to be tested. If you do get tested, you should self-quarantine/isolate at home pending test results and follow the advice of your health care provider or a public health professional.

If you test negative for COVID-19, you probably were not infected at the time your sample was collected. This does not mean you will not get sick:

• A negative test result only means that you did not have COVID-19 at the time of testing or that your sample was collected too early in your infection.
• You could also be exposed to COVID-19 after the test and then get infected and spread the virus to others.
• If you have symptoms later, you may need another test to determine if you are infected with the virus that causes COVID-19

Protect yourself and others. Wear a mask, wash hands often, stay 6 ft from others.

Source: CDC