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Statistics covering the third week of
operation [11 - 17 June] of the new NHS
Test and Trace service have
been published today.
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This is the third set of data on NHS Test and Trace to be
published. Over the coming weeks, this data will be integrated
with those from other parts of NHS Test and Trace to provide an
end-to-end view of the service that follows the journey taken
by people accessing NHS Test and Trace. This will include both
the numbers of people engaged and the speed of the journey
through the service, including data on test turnaround
times.
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This approach is supported by the Office for National
Statistics and UK Statistics Authority who are working closely
with NHS Test and Trace on the development of this weekly
release and the wider granular approach to data in the
programme.
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This week’s data shows that:
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70.3% (4,869) of the
people who had tested positive for coronavirus were reached
by our contact tracers and asked to share details of their
close contacts.
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81.7% (24,734) of
close contacts were reached and advised to self-isolate. This
compares to 90.9% in the previous week.
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In total, since 28 May 2020:
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21,105 people have tested positive for coronavirus in
England and of these 20,968 (99.4%) were transferred for
contract tracing
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72.6% (15,225) of the
people who tested positive for coronavirus were reached by
our contact tracers and asked to share details of their close
contacts.
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88.6% (113,925) of close
contacts were reached and advised to self-isolate.
Executive Chair of NHS Test and Trace, Dido Harding,
said:
“In just three weeks, NHS Test and Trace has already
reached more than one hundred thousand people who may have
otherwise unknowingly spread the virus.
“The strength of NHS Test and Trace lies not just in our
thousands of trained tracers, but in the public playing their
part – providing us with the vital information we need to stop
the spread of coronavirus, protect our families and communities,
and ultimately save lives.
“So as lockdown measures are eased, I continue to urge all
those experiencing symptoms – a high temperature, a new,
continuous cough, or a loss or change to your sense of smell or
taste - to book a test immediately. We also need everyone who is
contacted by NHS Test and Trace to respond to our calls, texts or
emails and to follow the advice the receive.
“As we have seen from the start of this pandemic, it will
take all of us working together to stop the spread of the virus
in our communities and that will continue to be true as the
country starts to open up again.”
Notes to editors:
Please note that previous figures released on NHS Test and
Trace have been revised. The figures presented are based on a
data cut a number of days after the end of the reporting period,
to give time for cases reported at the end of the 7 day period to
have an outcome. Some cases may continue to be in progress after
this period, and therefore data may need to be revised over
time.
