The Ngaruahine covid testing station in Stratford was much quieter on Saturday. Keywords: Covid testing generic file pic swab. After a sample of Stratford's wastewater returned a positive for Covid-19, results from subsequent tests are expected back on Wednesday. “The time frame is normal as the wastewater testing is only meant to be a back-up to actual person testing,” he said. READ MORE:* No Taranaki Covid-19 cases doesn't mean 'we're out of the woods yet', leaders say* Race on to find source after Covid-19 found in Taranaki wastewater* New Plymouth wastewater team spent weekend sampling after Covid-19 findIt normally took one to two days for results from the time ESR received the sample, he said.

Source: Stuff November 09, 2021 08:28 UTC