Anyone who needs a test should be able to access one, is the message.
Although there has been a sharp rise in the amount of people contracting the virus on the Isle of Wight in the past week, officials have confirmed the local testing centre is keeping up with demand.
The centre was originally set up at Medina but was moved to Newclose, on Blackwater Road, in August.
Site of the Covid testing facility at Newclose Cricket Club.
A department of Health and Social Care spokesperson told the County Press on Christmas Eve: “NHS Test and Trace continues to test record numbers of people and people can have confidence that if they have symptoms and need a test, they can get one.