How soon can you get a negative??

[WelshMammy123]

Hi all,

After some thoughts. I started with symptoms on Tuesday but tested negative. On Wednesday I felt terrible and tested positive in the evening. I spent all day Thursday and Friday in bed and started to feel much better today.

I tested earlier despite it only being 4 days since the positive and the test is negative. Appreciate no one can tell me for sure but does this seem like it could be a faulty test? I know I could test again but tests are like gold dust round here at the moment and I want to make sure I have a couple left to test DC with ahead of school next week.

Obviously I want to believe the negative but I'm worried it's come about much quicker than I've read it can/would.

Thanks all

You should have waited till days 5 and 6 and if they are both negative you can leave isolation, although it’s now guidance anyway.

Tests aren’t really like gold dust if you did an unnecessary one anyway!

Yes it could be a true negative, no reason why not.

Tuesday to Saturday is 5 days counting Tuesday as day 1. Could well be negative.

Tuesday is day 0 though. As Mindymomo says, it is irrelevant really based on the current rules/law. However if tests are like gold dust and are being conserved, and you are using them to follow the guidance, then testing is day 5/6 which is Sun/Mon.

Which doesn’t change the answer to OPs question which is that day 4 could be a true negative.