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Normally, your body temperature fluctuates throughout the day, going up and down between 97.5°F and 99.5°F. When you have a fever, your body temperature is higher than this.
Most doctors categorize a low-grade fever as a body temperature ranging from 99.6°F-100.3°F, and a regular fever as a body temperature of at least 100.4°F. Fevers often appear along with symptoms such as:
Fever is one of the most common symptoms of COVID-19 infection.
If you think you have a fever, you can track it at home with a digital thermometer. There are three main ways to take your temperature with a digital thermometer. These are:
To take an oral temperature, you place the thermometer under your tongue and hold it in place with your mouth closed until it beeps. Oral temperature readings are highly accurate.
In children under the age of three, rectal thermometers offer the most accurate readings.
If you are taking a reading under your armpit, be aware that this method is less accurate than the others. This is because it’s taken outside of the body. If you choose this method, note that your body temperature may read an entire degree lower than it actually is.
Not everyone with a fever has COVID-19, and not everyone with COVID-19 has a fever. However, if you develop this common COVID-19 symptom, the first thing you should do is start tracking your temperature and symptoms. Other symptoms of COVID-19 include:
COVID-19 can also cause shortness of breath or make it difficult for you to breathe. If you believe, based on your symptoms, that you may have COVID-19, schedule COVID testing.
You should also schedule COVID testing if you have a fever and have recently been traveling, in a large crowd, or around people who may have COVID-19.
If you have a fever and you’re concerned about COVID-19, don’t wait to get tested. Instead, book your appointment for testing with same-day results at Pacific Clinical Labs today.