Doctors say at-home COVID test results should be reported

If you're taking at-home COVID-19 tests, you may be forgetting the most important part.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – If you’re taking an at-home COVID-19 test, you may be forgetting the most important part.

Doctors are urging people to report positive at-home COVID-19 test results to both their primary care physician and their local health department.

Your doctor might need to intervene and give you treatment, and knowledge of positive test results helps local health departments keep a better record of case counts.

Reporting your positive results to your local public health department also helps experts understand the prevalence of COVID-19 in different communities.

To report your at-home COVID-19 test results to the Lincoln-Lancaster Health Department you can call 402-441-8053.