Results For Covid Test Time. PCRs are widely used in the infectious disease community. Most people get their result the next day but it may take up to 3 days.
Results for children under 16 years. If you have symptoms you and anyone you live with should stay at home self-isolate until you get your result. We are able to test 5000 patients per day and while testing for COVID-19 only takes six to eight hours from arrival of the sample at one of our specialist labs the sheer volume has meant we havent been able to get results to patients quickly she said.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic there has been a surge in calls to SA Pathology from patients needing their COVID-19 test results which has caused some delays.
We are able to test 5000 patients per day and while testing for COVID-19 only takes six to eight hours from arrival of the sample at one of our specialist labs the sheer volume has meant we havent been able to get results to patients quickly she said. If you have been waiting for results and it has been 48 to 72 hours since your test you can contact Pathology Queensland on 1800 472 847 to confirm that you have a negative result. If you do not get your result by day 6 call. Heres what we know about COVID-19 testing now.