Background: Following recovery from COVID-19, it was found that an increasing number of individuals have reported the persistence and/or presence of new onset symptoms which collectively have been identified as post-COVID-19 syndrome by the National Institute for Health 2020. Depressive symptoms in the acute phase of COVID-19 have been well described, the frequency of depression following recovery of the acute phase remains unknown. We thought to screen for depression as an important post COVID19 presentation among nurses, who serve as front line care givers. Method: 88 nurses with history of COVID 19 infection were enrolled in this study by using MINIDEP screening tool for depression. Results: 13.6% of the patients had post COVID19 depression according to MINIDEP score. It was found that female sex, duration of COVID illness, post COVID19 sleep disturbance (P=0.03, P=0.004, P=0.001, respectively) were significantly correlated with depression in post COVID patients. Conclusion: COVID 19 infection can trigger depression.