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UKHSA testing and tracing statistics: information for users

A summary of explanatory information to support users of UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) coronavirus (COVID-19) testing and tracing statistics.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 24 July 2020
• Last updated: 15 October 2020
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  1. 15 October 2020

     Added information on the new methodology for people tested and people testing positive.

  2. 20 August 2020

     Updated to reflect that daily testing statistics will no longer be updated on GOV.UK, and clarifying who gets transferred to contact tracing.

  3. 6 August 2020

     Updated to correct an error in how the number of people tested relates to the number of positive cases.

  4. 24 July 2020

     First published.

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UKHSA testing and tracing statistics: information for users

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UKHSA publishes weekly statistics on contact tracing going back to when the NHS Test and Trace service started on 28 May 2020.

This document provides a summary of explanatory information to support users of these statistics.