An Oklahoma woman who contracted the novel coronavirus encouraged others to “listen to your gut” if they are showing signs of COVID-19, claiming she received three false negatives when she was tested for the virus despite being symptomatic and later testing positive.
Lesley Shollmier, of Tulsa, Okla., said she came down with “cold-like” symptoms on Nov. 23, shortly before Thanksgiving Day.
Shollmier planned to spend the holiday with her family, so she decided to get a rapid COVID-19 test at a local emergency room, which read negative, she told local news station KTUL.
The Oklahoma woman claims she then reached out to her primary care physician to receive a fourth test, as "I knew in my gut I had it” despite the three negatives, she said..