IF YOU THINK YOU WERE EXPOSED TO COVID-19 OVER THE THANKSGIVING WEEKEND, THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDS WAITING A WEEK BEFORE GETTING TESTED. 

GOT TOGETHER WITH PEOPLE OUTSIDE YOUR HOME OVER THE HOLIDAY AND FEAR YOU MAY HAVE BEEN INFECTED? IT WON'T HELP TO GET TESTED RIGHT AWAY SAYS STATE PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR DOCTOR NGOZI EZIKE.

WHILE IT CAN TAKE 14 DAYS TO SHOW SYMPTOMS AFTER EXPOSURE...MOST PEOPLE WHO ARE INFECTED WILL END UP WITH A POSITIVE TEST AT DAY SEVEN SAYS STATE PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR DOCTOR NGOZI EZIKE.

EZIKE SAYS IF PEOPLE AREN'T CAREFUL AND GET TOGETHER IN LARGE GROUPS, SHE FEARS COVID CASES WILL SPIKE AGAIN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.