The latest Australian epidemiological data shows only about 20 per cent of new COVID-19 cases are presenting with a fever, despite it being described as a common symptom of the disease.
You might assume that the higher your fever, the more unwell you will be, but that's not actually the case.
In the most basic terms it's your body's inflammatory response to a foreign invader, like coronavirus.
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