Matt Hancock has described the NHS test and trace system as "successful" but has repeatedly been unable to provide figures for the number of people contacted under the system. Today the national coordinator for the scheme Professor John Newton said that thousands of contacts had been successfully identified using test and trace. Channel 4 News has seen a leaked copy of the data from Thursday - the day the system was launched - running up to Sunday. (Image: PA)The report reveals that there have been 4,456 confirmed Covid-19 cases reported to test and trace. Of those 1,831 have self-registered on the website or been called and completed the NHS Test and Trace form providing information about their contacts.

Source: Daily Mirror June 02, 2020 17:31 UTC