KMZU: What's contact tracing? Here's what local health experts want you to know

Once a person tests positive for COVID-19, the next steps are quarantining and contact tracing. Contact tracing is a partial way to understand where the virus is coming from in the area.

Knowing your symptoms is important to ensure the tracing process is effective. For this to help stop the spread of COVID-19, it's important individuals are educated on when to quarantine and when to get tested.

KMZU talked to Dr. Greg Miller, a family medicine physician at Hedrick Family Care in Chillicothe about when to call your doctor.

Read the full KMZU article: What's contact tracing? Here's what local health departments want you to know

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