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Testing delays cause some Hamilton residents to return for repeat COVID-19 assessments

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COVID-19 test results have led to reports of some people going to get tested a second time.Dr. Elizabeth Richardson said she’s heard from some residents that it can take up to 10 days — even longer, in some cases — for results to come back.While she said it’s understandable that people are frustrated, she urged residents not to visit those assessment centres repeatedly to get tested a second time, saying it doesn’t make the results come back any quicker.“In fact, what they end up doing is adding to the burden that is going on within the laboratory system in terms of getting the results processed,” said Richardson.“So rather than improving their turnaround time, they very well could be increasing that time that it takes because of increasing.

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