Symptoms

COVID-19 Symptoms

Last updated: May 26, 2022

COVID-19 affects people differently. If you have COVID-19, you might have no symptoms or mild symptoms. Or, you might get very sick. You may need to go to a hospital.

Some people are at higher risk for severe illness and death:

• Older people
• People with other health conditions 
• People who are not vaccinated 

You can get COVID-19 if you are near someone who has the virus that causes it. You can show symptoms 2 to 14 days after you get the virus. If you have one or more of these symptoms, you may have COVID-19:

• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Tiredness
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Stuffy or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea