NHS Test and Trace statistics (England): methodology, DHSC (updated 30th July 2020)

DHSC publishes 2 External 0 0 0weekly statistics on coronavirus (COVID-19) contact tracing false https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/nhs-test-and-trace-statistics-england-weekly-reports true false%> dating from when the NHS Test and Trace service started on 28 May 2020. These statistics cover: · number of people tested for coronavirus in England · number of people who tested positive for coronavirus in England · time taken for test results to become available · number of people testing positive for coronavirus in England that were then transferred to the contact-tracing system, and the time taken for them to be reached · number of recent close contacts identified, and the time taken for them to be reached. 30 July 2020
The methodology has been updated to clarify what is meant by ' newly ' tested as well as expanding detail on study samples excluded from turnaround times.
23 July 2020 The methodology has been updated to include details of the new breakdowns in this week ' s release. These include pillar 1 turnaround times, the number of household close contacts, and the time taken for contacts to be reached from the time that the positive case that referred them is transferred to the contact-tracing system. Also included are more details about what a close contact is and how these figures can be used.

Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news