Nearly 16,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases go unreported in UK due to Excel spreadsheet glitch

The British Government has launched an investigation into how nearly 16,000 new coronavirus infections went unreported as a result of a technical glitch.The problem appears to have been caused by an Excel file which reached its maximum during an automated process

Mr Hancock's appearance at the House of Commons came after the weekend disclosure that 15,841 virus cases were not tabulated from September 25 to October 2. The latest problem appears to have been caused by an Excel file which reached its maximum during an automated process, leaving cases out of the document.

For the test and trace program to work well, contacts should be notified as soon as possible, within hours preferably.Donald Trump isn't the first leader to get COVID-19.

"This isn't just a shambles — it's so much worse than this — and it gives me no comfort to say this, but it's putting lives at risk," he added.

How many over 60 or it’s irrelevant .

So their case fatality rate falls again. It’s heading towards zero.

ABCscience They put one patient per COLUMN. Only 16k columns in Excel...

Again the Fake News ABC attacking Conservative governments. ScottMorrisonMP Do we pay taxes to give the ABC the power to run an ultra leftist campaign with our money? auspol

Uk gonna be in trouble when they upgrade from windows 98. Covid and the Y2K bug all in one hit,its like the perfect storm!

Excel? Please tell us in detail as soon as you understand the limits of big data.

That ol chestnut! 🤦🏻‍♂️

whatever Trump's fault

It’s not a glitch when a program has limits and those limits are met without anyone noticing. It’s incompetent administration not a glitch.

Excel?!

Make sure you upgrade from Windows 3.1 as well.

Not surprised. It’s a Microsoft product.

China and Russia must be wondering why they spend so much time on hacking, the military and espionage when Trump, Johnson and Morrison will wipe us out by accident.

The ' cases ' raise but deaths are not ( basically same level ). Hmmm.......

That was convenient... did it fit with the narrative of the government , playing down the risk? Incompetence.

But trust the government … yeah, right.

Wow, plus their measures are really weak!

There is no glitch in Excel. Millions of people use it every day. Excel only does what you tell it to do.

No doubt the same glitches I have when I print out my monthly Excel betting spreadsheet to show the Darl...

Who decided to frame this as a “glitch”? It’s a glitch like trying to change a tyre with only a Phillips head screwdriver is a glitch. Who is responsible for this headline?

On a par with Victoria’s pen,paper and fax machine contact tracing.

Technically not a glitch if someone doesn't know how to use Excel.

Why are governments purposely decimating economies folloing junk science? WhyAreTheyDoingThis FatEmperor

This is why Government is best kept at a safe distance from interfering in our lives. We need protection from these fools. They are incompetent buffons, the last people I would trust with my families health are Gov. beurocrats.

It's not a 'technical glitch'. Some idiot chose the wrong application to use as a 'database'. Idiots blame the tools all the time.

Now THIS is when it's time for ministers to resign. What a colossal accident.

Over the years, witnessed many 'glitches' in Excel. Moved to using Rstudio with R for all statistics.

VIC is like the UK. Thanks Dan.

UK fails to excel.

Not a software glitch. A limitation of Excel. The only glitch is in the government.

Boris Johnson: 'We are fighting the virus with the tools that we have.' Suppose that's the only thing Boris Johnson got right - you won't find a bigger bunch of tools than his cabinet. COVID19

How convenient

they are using an excel spreadsheet the mind boggles

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