How to Determine if You Need to Go to the Hospital for COVID

While there are certain emergency signs that warrant a trip to the ER, most people with COVID-19 can recover safely at home. Going to the hospital unnecessarily can be dangerous in itself.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Most people with COVID-19 have mild illness and are able to recover at home

• A significant number of patients with COVID-19 who come to the hospital don’t need to be there

• Going to a hospital unnecessarily increases your risk of medical errors, health care-associated infections and potentially infectious diseases like COVID-19

• Trouble breat…