RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC/WFXR) — If you test positive for COVID-19, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) will now notify you via text message.
According to VDH, these texts will be triggered when the state health department receives a positive COVID-19 lab result registered with a valid mobile phone number.
The texts will only be sent from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and will come from (804) 336-3915. Text messaging is also available in Spanish.
The text will have a link to the new COVIDWISE Verification Code Portal. The portal allows people who have tested positive to get a self-verification code, which will let them anonymously submit their test result through COVIDWISE, Virginia’s free COVID-19 exposure notification app.
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