Have Symptoms But Still Testing Negative?

May 7, 20210

Why are people testing COVID negative despite having symptoms right now? COVID-19 cases are rapidly surging across the nation, with the number of fresh cases crossing the 3-lac mark recently. However, despite having symptoms, some people are getting misdiagnosed and testing negative for the virus. Can you be COVID+ with a negative test? With numbers only expected to rise further, testing mishaps and delays are being witnessed in huge numbers. The delayed diagnosis and false negatives could not only lead to poor management of the disease during the much-scary second wave of coronavirus but forcing many to suffer from complications and only get accurate detection with follow-up tests. Here's why this is concerning Given that RT-PCR test right now are considered to...