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COVID-19U N D E R S T A N D I N G

Y O U R T E S T R E S U L T S

PREVENTION

INFORMATION

Wear a Mask

Practice Social Distancing

Wash Your Hands

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Positive Test:You currently have an activeCOVID-19 infection and cangive the virus to others.

Negative Test:Most likely you DO NOTcurrently have an active COVID-19 infection.

WHAT DO MY TEST RESULTS MEAN?

The preparation of this brochure was financed undera Contract with the State of New Hampshire,

Department of Health and Human Services, withfunds provided in part by the State of New

Hampshire and/or such other funding sources aswere available or required, e.g., the United States

Department of Health and Human Services.

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Visit www.MyChart.covh.org

Your results will be provided to you via

the online "MyChart" portal.

To access or setup your MyChart

account:

Visit www.MyChart.covh.org or

Call 888-727-2017 to sign up

The results will show either:

"not detected" (negative)

"out of range" (positive)

When Will I Receive My Results?

It may take up to 5 days to receive your

results.

If your results are positive, you'll receive

a call from St. Joseph Hospital.

If You Are Symptomatic:

Stay home and monitor your health

to help protect your friends, family,

and others, especially people who

are at higher risk from possibly

getting COVID-19 from you.

If you've been in contact with

someone with COVID-19, stay home

and away from others for 14 days

after your last contact with him/her.

If You Are Asymptomatic, But Have

Been Exposed to COVID-19:

Continue to watch for symptoms of

COVID-19. Remember, symptoms

may appear 2-14 days after

exposure and can include:

Fever or chills

Cough

Shortness of breath or difficulty

breathing

Tiredness

Headache, Muscle or body

aches

New loss of taste or smell

Sore throat or Congestion

Nausea or vomiting

Diarrhea

If Your Results are Positive...

Stay home and follow CDC guidance

on steps to take if you are sick. If you

are a healthcare or critical worker,

notify your work of your test result.

If your results are positive, you will

receive a call from St. Joseph

Hospital.

If Your Results are Negative...

If you have symptoms, seek medical

advice about staying home and if you

need to get tested again. If you don't

have symptoms, you should get

tested again only if your medical

provider and/or workplace tells you

to. Make sure to take steps to protect

yourself and others.

Need Additional Information about

COVID-19?

STEPS TO TAKE WHILEWAITING FOR YOURCOVID-19 RESULTS

WHAT SHOULD I DO AFTER RECEIVING MY

RESULTS?

WHERE AND WHEN DO IFIND OUT MY COVID-19

TEST RESULTS?