People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms ranging from mild to severe illness.
Some people with COVID-19 have no symptoms. Symptoms may appear 2-14
days after exposure to the virus but it may not be possible to know
when or how a person got infected.
Symptoms of COVID-19
- Fever or chills
- Cough
- Shortness of breath/difficulty breathing
- New loss of taste or smell
- Fatigue
- Runny or stuffy nose
- Muscle or body aches
- Headache
- Sore throat
- Nausea or Vomiting
- Diarrhea
This list does not include all possible symptoms of COVID-19.
If you have symptoms of COVID-19, stay home away from others and get a COVID-19 test.
For information on how to get a COVID-19 test,
visit
ph.lacounty.com/covidtests/how.
- If you test positive for COVID-19 or a doctor tells you that
you have COVID-19, you must follow isolation requirements at
ph.lacounty.gov/covidisolation.
- If you test negative for COVID-19, stay home until you have been fever-free without the help of fever-reducing medicines for at least 24 hours. If your negative result is from a rapid antigen test or an over the counter self test, continue to stay away from others and retest in 1-2 days.