Coronavirus cases transferred to the test and trace service increasing in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire saw its largest weekly increase in the number of positive coronavirus cases transferred to the test and trace service at the end of September, figures show.
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It comes as the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus in England increased by more than half in one week, with health chiefs warning "prompt action" is needed to prevent a tide of hospitalisations.

Data from the Department for Health and Social care shows 1,260 people who tested positive for Covid-19 in Lincolnshire were transferred to the Test and Trace service between May 28 and September 30.

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That was 195 more than the total transferred up to September 23, which saw the largest weekly increase since comparable local figures were first published in August.

The number of positive coronavirus cases transferred to the test and trace service is increasingThe number of positive coronavirus cases transferred to the test and trace service is increasing
The number of positive coronavirus cases transferred to the test and trace service is increasing

Test and Trace asks these patients to give details for anyone they were in close contact with in the 48 hours before their symptoms started.

In Lincolnshire, 3,213 close contacts were identified but just 66.2 per cent of those were reached by contact tracers in the four month period, meaning 1,086 people were not contacted or did not respond.

That was slightly down from the 66.5 per cent reached in the period to September 23.

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Across England, 51,500 people tested positive for coronavirus in the seven days to September 30, making it the highest total since the regime was launched in May.

However, only 67 per cent (34,500) were transferred into the contact tracing system.

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