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Does anyone know if the lines for covid testing are still crazy? Or have they quieted down now?

I work close to the Town Centre, it's dramatically decreased for awhile now. Which is wonderful!

I got swabbed on Saturday (which I know was forever ago now in Covid time) and I was in & out in less than 20 minutes.

Anyone know how long it’s taking right now to get results back? They said anywhere from 2-7 days. 7 days sounds long.

Again, almost a week ago so things might have changed, but I got my negative in about 24 hours, but I was told 2-7 days when I tested.  
 
It might be different now as there's a rush on testing in Winnipeg so volumes are higher. I'm unclear if they're processed locally or if they go to a central physical laboratory. Cadham Provincial Labs processes them, with Dynacare outsourced for contacting.  
 
If you're positive, Public Health usually calls within 24-36 hours.

This is a week old now, but the Sun managed to get their hands on a little more data than what’s normally released. Story below from Sept 11 gives a good idea of Prairie Mountain test volume in August through first week of Sept:  
https://www.brandonsun.com/local/covid-19-in-pmh-by-the-numbers-572378322.html