system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Can a person test negative for COVID, but still be contagious? (Assuming that person is in the process of being COVID positive)
gpt
Yes, if you test too early and your viral load is too low you may not test positive.  In addition too this, there is also always the chance of a false negative or false positive with any test.  No test is 100% accurate and incorrect results could come from things as simple as mislabeling of a specimen or some other human error.