CASES of the coronavirus have rocketed by 167 per cent in just two weeks, figures from Test and Trace have revealed. The NHS Test and Trace programme was launched at the end of May and the figures …
It comes as people across the countryfor those most in need.Data from the Department of Health and Social Care revealed that some 73.9 per cent of close contacts of people who tested positive for Covid-19 in England were reached through the Test and Trace system in the week ending September 9.In terms of cases handled by local protection teams, 98.9 per cent of contacts were reached and told to self isolate.
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