re: Officials confirm first positive case of COVID-19 in EBR

It’s been here since last week. Trust me

Do all actual tests take 24 to 48 hours? And has CDC just been repeating same test past couple of weeks to give final confirmation?

Last week I saw some county health rep taking about a positive result mention presumptive results and then sent to CDC for final confirmation which takes several days. The person didn't mention time specifics for local test, but it and some others i have read seemed like presumptive result didn't take as long as 24 to 48 hours like is being mentioned now. It made me made me think tests in field were a little different than CDC's.

Quick or rapid results probably aren't possible yet in a basic clinic setting (making what I saw tests taken directly at labs or to labs by county) and probably matter less than accuracy now without a treatment that needs to start quickly to help like with flu (like flu rapid test trading sensitivity for fast results along with a high quantity of tests). At this point if CDC has certified a lab to do exact same test CDC does then outside of a sampling of both positive & negative results to test accuracy of labs and to check on virus mutations or outbreak patterns. I am not sure why CDC would just redo same test now for all (if that's still the case starting this week).

Hoping with less testing restrictions and more kits being put out that at some point in next couple of weeks that most cases' illness onset dates, dates specimen taken for testing, and dates of results will vary by only a 1 to 3 day time frame. We are still getting many results a week or two from actual illness onset. Easier to see true day to day spread and limit spread as More actual ill people isolate with a positive test than just a possibility even it's pretty high possibility. Plus positive test will enact some sort of tracking or contacting of prior possible contacts which will also be easier when testing levels allow for short time frame between illness onset and test.