But, the number of people who take a test, get a positive test result, and then report that test. Why ONS cases are so much higherThroughout most of the pandemic, government numbers were recording about a third of the cases that the ONS was picking up. Prof Kevin McConway argues that daily cases numbers from the gov.uk dashboard were always more about news cycles than actual health surveillance. UK testing peaked in January 2022 Registered coronavirus test results and number that are positive, by date of publication. Gov.uk counted 1,366 deaths within 28 days of a positive test by date of death on 19 January 2021, in the UK.

Source: The Guardian May 25, 2022 05:33 UTC