The Biggest Early Warning Signs Of A COVID-19 Infection Now
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Here are the first red flags that may appear — even before you test positive.
We’re still very much in the throes of winter ― and that means we’re still dealing with lots of respiratory viruses. This includes COVID.
Overall, COVID cases “are down a little bit in most places ... we were, from a hospital admission standpoint, they were probably around 35,000 a week a month ago and now it’s closer to probably 20,000 admissions a week,” said Dr. Thomas Holland, an associate professor of infectious diseases at Duke University School of Medicine in North Carolina, adding that we did not have the huge uptick in cases that occurred two years ago with the initial omicron surge.
“So, we’ve had a definite uptick, or winter COVID season that hopefully is waning now,” Holland said. But he noted that it’s hard to predict what COVID will do, making it important to understand the signs of an infection.
Below, experts share the first signs of a COVID-19 infection and what to do if you come down symptoms:
The early signs of a COVID infection can include headache or fatigue.
