UK COVID-19 cases jump to 22,961 after glitch causes backlog

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England's public health authority said on Sunday a technical issue had led to 15,841 COVID-19 test results not being transferred into data ...

Workers wearing face-masks arrive at Waterloo Station during the morning rush hour following the coronavirus disease outbreak, in London, Britain, on Jul 6, 2020. LONDON: Britain reported a jump in daily COVID-19 cases to a record 22,961 on Sunday , after authorities said a technical issue had meant that over 15,000 test results had not been transferred into computer systems on time, including for contact tracers.

"Today and yesterday’s headline numbers are large due to the backlog of cases flowing through the total reporting process," PHE said in a statement. "We fully understand the concern this may cause and further robust measures have been put in place as a result," said PHE's interim chief executive, Michael Brodie.The authority said that all the people concerned had been given their results in a timely fashion, and that those with positive results had been told to self-isolate.

 

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Shouldn’t everyone stop counting cases and expect everybody to get it? WHO & CDC said that it’s never going away.

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