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I have tested positive for COVID-19, now what?

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Dr. Phillip Coule serves as the Vice-President and Chief Medical Officer of the Augusta University Health System and serves as the Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs of the Medical College of Georgia. Here he explains what to do if you test positive.

If you test positive for COVID-19, you should isolate yourself from others and monitor your symptoms. If your symptoms worsen, you should seek medical attention and inform your medical provider that you have COVID-19.

Learn more at cdc.gov/covid19 and here. Free COVID-19 screenings are available online by visiting augustahealth.org/covid19.

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Based in Augusta, Georgia, Augusta University Health is a world-class health care network, offering the most comprehensive primary, specialty and subspecialty care in the region. Augusta University Health provides skilled, compassionate care to its patients, conducts leading-edge clinical research and fosters the medical education and training of tomorrow’s health care practitioners. Augusta University Health is a not-for-profit corporation that manages the clinical operations associated with Augusta University.