PCR test times!

[pommedeterre]

South east, PCR done this am at 08.30 and really really hoping that we get a negative result back before school starts tomorrow

Anyone got any recent times to give me some guidance?

Tested at 9am yesterday and still waiting for a result

My results not long come through.

I'm pos

Kids are negative. I really hope it stays that way but I'm not hopeful.

Tested 5pm test, results back 2pm today.

My DC were tested at 11am yesterday (North Yorkshire) - still waiting for results today…

@hollyivysaurus

My DC were tested at 11am yesterday (North Yorkshire) - still waiting for results today…

Was this a home test?

No, drive through test centre. It’s the longest wait we’ve had for a result since this time last year when all the schools went back and it was a bit crazy! I’m surprised it’s been as long, but anecdotally a lot of my friends and colleagues seem to have children testing so I think there’s a backlog currently!

Mine finally came through about 6.30pm today. Negative so I can go back to work tomorrow.

Now at 21 hours of waiting for the next set (4 of us)

Ds tested yesterday at 10:30. Negative, thank goodness but much to my surprise.

Email came through at 1 am
Text has literally just arrived 7:15

We did on last night at 7pm! Hoping the wait won't be too long!

@pommedeterre

Now at 21 hours of waiting for the next set (4 of us)

Except I can't count, that was 19 hours!

@hollyivysaurus

No, drive through test centre. It’s the longest wait we’ve had for a result since this time last year when all the schools went back and it was a bit crazy! I’m surprised it’s been as long, but anecdotally a lot of my friends and colleagues seem to have children testing so I think there’s a backlog currently!

Have you got news now? I had always heard drive through centres were quicker strangely.

Ours came back after 19 hours and was both negative

We finally got all ours - 1 after 24 hours, 1 after 27 hours and 2 after 28 hours, this time all were negative so just dd's positive to contend with.

School sent a bunch of kids to get tests done Monday lunchtime (so mainly 1-2pm at local walk in test centre). We're all still waiting for results.

I really hope she gets the results tonight/early morning so she can get back to school.

I'm currently waiting on a postal test put in the post box yesterday morning. Really need the result ASAP!!

Update: 28.5 hours for a Monday test in Somerset at a centre.

Back to school she goes!

We got my son's back yesterday, 26 hrs, positive
Mine, today, 26 hrs, positive
Same walk in centre

DH and other DC went today, so expect 26 hrs again.

Tested at 10am this morning. Result back at 17:45 (negative)

We're in London and went to a walk-in centre.

29 hours and still waiting here. Getting worried they’ve lost it

Postal test put in box 9am yesterday just came through. London. Negative PHEW!

Negative result after 30 hour wait. Phew

@EmilyDickinson

29 hours and still waiting here. Getting worried they’ve lost it

I don't think this is unusual. We waited 32 hrs last year, 26 hours on two separate occasions this week and 28 hours and still waiting today's results.

I wish it were faster, esp when deciding to send children in to school.

I'm sure I read about faster turnarounds in other countries?

32 hours and still waiting for result at a drive through in south east

Ours always seems to take ages!

Ours took 34 hours in the end, walk in.