Average Time For Covid Test Results Ni. On average 33 per cent of in-person Covid-19 test results were received within 24 hours in England between 24 and 30 December and 344 per cent of home or satellite test results were received. According to the NHS most people get their results the day after taking the test.
Test results are given 7 days a week up until 9pm. PCRs are widely used in the infectious disease community. The Government aims to return tests results within 48 hours of a swab being taken by officials at regional testing sites mobile testing sites satellite centres or NHS facilities.
Everyone in Northern Ireland with symptoms of coronavirus is now eligible for testing.
Do not contact your GP for test results. The current average turnaround time on results is about 8 hours from when the sample arrives at the lab Hong Kong is one of the few. In a media statement about COVID testing that was updated on July 27 Quest Diagnostics states that the average turnaround time for Priority 1 patients is currently two days. There are no firm numbers on how long it takes to get an accurate positive test result.