Blunder at COVID lab is linked to deaths of 20 people, investigators say

Blunder at COVID lab is linked to deaths of 20 people, investigators say Twenty patients may have died due to a blunder with PCR tests at a scandal-hit Covid lab, health chiefs ruled today.

Errors at Immensa's Wolverhampton site meant around 39,000 positive PCR swabs were wrongly logged as negative.

As a result, thousands did not self-isolate as they were under the false impression they could carry on as usual — even though they were potentially infectious. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Immensa Health Clinic Limited: serious untoward incident investigation UK Health Security Agency
• Immensa lab errors may have led to 23 Covid-19 deaths BBC News
• Error at UK Covid testing lab might have led to 23 deaths, say experts The Guardian