How to Find Out if You Have Already Had Coronavirus

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Contact your state or local health provider to see if you should get tested.. Get a diagnostic test if you're showing COVID-19 symptoms.. Get an antibody test 1-3 weeks after you were sick.

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Contact your state or local health provider to see if you should get tested.

Step 1

Contact your state or local health provider to see if you should get tested.

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Get a diagnostic test if you're showing COVID-19 symptoms.

Step 2

Get a diagnostic test if you're showing COVID-19 symptoms.

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Get an antibody test 1-3 weeks after you were sick.

Step 3

Get an antibody test 1-3 weeks after you were sick.

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Wear a face mask to the testing center.

Step 4

Wear a face mask to the testing center.

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Allow the doctor to draw blood or take a finger prick.

Step 5

Allow the doctor to draw blood or take a finger prick.

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Wait 1 to 3 days for your test results.

Step 6

Wait 1 to 3 days for your test results.

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Interpret a positive result as a likely chance that you've had COVID-19 in the p

Step 7

Interpret a positive result as a likely chance that you've had COVID-19 in the past.

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Interpret a negative result as a likely chance that you haven't had COVID-19.

Step 8

Interpret a negative result as a likely chance that you haven't had COVID-19.

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Contact your healthcare provider if you have any questions.

Step 9

Contact your healthcare provider if you have any questions.

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Continue to take precautions against the spread of COVID-19.

Step 10

Continue to take precautions against the spread of COVID-19.

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