“I thought strep throat was a symptom of COVID-19?”. You may have seen this question circulating across the internet, but strep throat is actually a completely different illness. The major difference between the two is that strep throat is caused by a bacterial infection while COVID-19 is a viral infection. We get that it’s confusing, but don’t always assume it’s COVID-19. We’re seeing patients coming in with sore throats, but they ...
