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Test and Trace successfully reaches almost 300,000
Where contact details are shared, contact tracers have reached 88.3 per cent of contacts identified by those testing positive since the launch of NHS Test and Trace.
Demand for testing across the country continues to grow, with the number of people getting newly tested having increased by 57 per cent since mid-June, with over 440,000 people newly tested in the latest week of statistics, which covers the period from 13-19 August.
The government plans to expand testing sites and invest in new technologies to have a 500,000 per day capacity by the end of October.
Baroness Dido Harding, chair of the National Institute for Health Protection, said: “This week marks a milestone for NHS Test and Trace, which has now been in operation for more than three months. The statistics published today show that every week we consistently reach the majority of people testing positive and their contacts, and have now reached almost 300,000 people who may have unknowingly passed the virus on.
“This country now has the capacity to test for coronavirus and trace contacts on an unprecedented scale to stop the spread of the virus. We will continue to build the service further to reach more and more people and to scale up our testing capacity by expanding our network of testing sites and investing in new technologies. I urge everyone to use NHS Test and Trace to help everyone get back to a more normal way of life. If you have symptoms, book a test immediately, and if you are contacted by the service, follow the advice you receive.
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