Table 1.

Cumulative Testing Figures of COVID-19 tests (RT-PCR) in the UK on 08 May 2020.

Tests for Covid	Pillar 1	Pillar 2	Pillar 4	Total
People tested	728,115	478,954	–	1,207,069
Tests	941,508	656,407	33,646	1,631,561
Positive	162,192	49,172	–	211,364

Pillar 1: swab testing in PHE labs and NHS hospitals for those with a clinical need and health and care workers.

Pillar 2: swab testing for essential workers and their households, as well as other groups that meet the eligibility criteria as set out in government guidance.

Pillar 4: serology and swab testing for national surveillance supported by PHE, ONS, Biobank, universities and other partners to learn more about the prevalence and spread of the virus and for other testing research purposes, for example on the accuracy and ease of use of home testing.

RT-PCR, reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction; NHS, National Health Service; PHE, Public Health England; ONS, Office for National Statistics.