COVID-19
COVID-19 Basics
COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. COVID-19 symptoms range can from mild to severe. Common symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, or gastrointestinal symptoms.
COVID-19 spreads when an infected person breathes out droplets and very small particles that contain the virus. These particles can be spread in one of three ways.
1. Breathing in air when close to an infected person who is exhaling small droplets and particles that contain the virus.
2. Having small droplets and particles that contain the virus land on the eyes, nose, or mouth, especially when an infected person sneezes or coughs.
3. Touching the eyes, nose, or mouth with hands that have the virus on them.
COVID-19 Spread in Knox County
You can check the current spread of COVID-19 with the CDC's COVID-19 by County tool.
COVID-19 Illness
If you develop symptoms of COVID-19 or test positive, and are an older adult or considered high-risk, treatment may be available. Contact your health care provider immediately, as treatment is most effective within the first few days after infection, even if your symptoms are currently mild.
Isolation and Precautions for People with COVID-19
If you test positive for COVID-19 or develop symptoms that you suspect are COVID-19, but have not yet tested positive, you should isolate to avoid spreading COVID-19 to others. For assistance in determining how long you should isolate and what precautions you should take while isolating, please use the CDC's isolation calculator.
COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. COVID-19 symptoms range can from mild to severe. Common symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, or gastrointestinal symptoms.
COVID-19 spreads when an infected person breathes out droplets and very small particles that contain the virus. These particles can be spread in one of three ways.
1. Breathing in air when close to an infected person who is exhaling small droplets and particles that contain the virus.
2. Having small droplets and particles that contain the virus land on the eyes, nose, or mouth, especially when an infected person sneezes or coughs.
3. Touching the eyes, nose, or mouth with hands that have the virus on them.
COVID-19 Spread in Knox County
You can check the current spread of COVID-19 with the CDC's COVID-19 by County tool.
COVID-19 Illness
If you develop symptoms of COVID-19 or test positive, and are an older adult or considered high-risk, treatment may be available. Contact your health care provider immediately, as treatment is most effective within the first few days after infection, even if your symptoms are currently mild.
Isolation and Precautions for People with COVID-19
If you test positive for COVID-19 or develop symptoms that you suspect are COVID-19, but have not yet tested positive, you should isolate to avoid spreading COVID-19 to others. For assistance in determining how long you should isolate and what precautions you should take while isolating, please use the CDC's isolation calculator.