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How the Department of Public Health uses contact tracing to track COVID-19

Miranda Smith, left, and Emily Reeves, work Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at the District 2 Georgia Department of Public Health office as part of the contract tracing team. - photo by Scott Rogers

05202020 CONTACT 2.jpg — Miranda Smith, left, and Emily Reeves, work Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at the District 2 Georgia Department of Public Health office as part of the contract tracing team. - photo by Scott Rogers

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the virus can have an incubation period of up to 14 days, with a median time of 4 to 5 days between infection and showing symptoms. People can infect others with the virus before they realize they have it.