COVID-19 Testing
Follow Up and Symptom Management
What happens now that I’ve gotten tested?
You must quarantine/isolate until you receive your test results. This helps protect others and save lives
Negative test results
- In general, it takes 2-6 days for results to come back- but it could take longer.
- Will be sent via your confidential campus health services message portal. Please check there daily.
Positive test results
- It generally takes 2-6 days for results to come back- but could take longer.
- A Campus Health Services provider will contact you directly via phone or text to discuss positive results.
CDC: Discontinuation of Isolation for Persons with COVID-19 Not in Healthcare Settings
Managing Symptoms at Home
Most people with COVID-19 will develop mild or moderate symptoms that can be managed at home. Treatment does not involve a cure, but helps to relieve symptoms.
- Follow your medical provider’s recommendations
- Manage a fever by using an over-the-counter fever reducer such as acetaminophen (Tylenol)
- Manage a cough by using over the counter cough and cold or flu medicine
- Manage headaches/body aches with ibuprofen or acetaminophen
- Soothe sore throat using throat lozenges and or acetaminophen or ibuprofen, drink warm beverages throughout the day. Try breathing steam or gargling with salt water.
- Get plenty of rest
- Drink lots of liquids
- Avoid alcohol
- Continue taking any prescription medications as prescribed
CDC: What to Do If You Are Sick
If you develop severe symptoms
- Contact a medical provider right away or call 911.
- Let them know you have COVID-19