Positive again within 90 days?

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Has anyone with new symptoms tested positive again with their 90 days? How do they know if it’s a new infection or still testing positive from previous infection? Thanks

If you have new symptoms then you have to act as if it’s a new infection if you were well in between tests.

This is why you aren't meant to test for 90 days afterwards. There is no point to it.

I think it’s that there is a small possibility of continuing to test positive from the previous infection. It’s not that big, therefore if you have symptoms and test again, a positive IS likely to be a new infection. OTOH if it’s negative that’s reliable enough.

This is important because you’re more likely to become reinfected with omicron than with previous variants (but still less than 10% likely)

The new guidance says to test within 90 days for
• symptoms
• travel purposes
• close contact with a confirmed case

Thanks everyone

Hopefully the PCR will be negative

I think if you test negative after covid, then get symptoms and then test positive again it’s pretty clear it’s another infection, they’re saying delta and omicron can infect you concurrently and if it evades immune system then 90days magic protection isn’t a thing.