Covid: 16,000 coronavirus cases missed in daily figures after IT error

Covid: 16,000 coronavirus cases missed in daily figures after IT error A technical glitch that meant nearly 16,000 cases of coronavirus went unreported has delayed efforts to trace contacts of people who tested positive.

Public Health England said 15,841 cases between 25 September and 2 October were left out of the UK daily case figures.

They were then added to Saturday's figure of 12,872 new cases and Sunday's 22,961 figure. BBC News

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