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There has been a delay in adding nearly 16,000 positive coronavirus results to the official figures, the government announced.
It comes as a further 22,961 laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded in the UK, bringing the total number to more than 500,000 since the outbreak began.
The government said that due to a technical problem, there was a delay in the publication of 15,841 cases in England, which means that the total reported in the coming days will include some additional cases between September 25 and October 2.
Public Health England (PHE) said all the people involved received the test results and those who tested positive were advised to isolate themselves.
Speaking earlier, the prime minister admitted that there had been a “failure in the counting system” and that the problem was not ongoing.
“All the people who had a positive test have been notified and I think that the data we have is realistic and, again, it is very useful to help us identify them, know where the incidence is and what we must do to address it,” he said in a interview with BBC’s Andrew Marr Show.
Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis said the reviews were evidence that the government and NHS Test and Trace were “transparent” about the test numbers.
He told Sophy Ridge on Sunday: “As soon as they spotted there was a problem, they investigated it, they got to the end of those numbers, they were transparent, and they posted the correct numbers, and of course the teams will review it to make sure it doesn’t come back. to happen “.
PHE provided a breakdown of how many cases were not included in the figures for each day, which are as follows:
- 957 cases on September 25, when the original figure given was 6,874
- 744 on September 26, when the original figure given was 6,042
- 757 on September 27, when the original figure given was 5,693
- None on September 28, when the original figure given was 4,044
- 1,415 on September 29, when the original figure given was 7,143
- 3,049 on September 30, when the original figure given was 7,108
- 4,133 on October 1, when the original figure given was 6,914
- 4,786 on October 2, when the original figure given was 6,968
Boris Johnson also warned the coronavirus pandemic “will be bumpy until christmas“and potentially beyond, and that it is” too early to tell “if local closures are working.
He acknowledged that there will be some members of the public who will be “furious with me” and “furious with the government” amid continued COVID-19 restrictions.
“I have to tell you in all honesty that it will continue to have bumps until Christmas, and maybe even beyond.”
