Table 1.
Description of testing results in 12–18 years old by month between November 2020 and July 2021
| Month | Nov-20 | Dec-20 | Jan-21 | Feb-21 | Mar-21* | Apr-21 | May-21 | Jun-21 | Jul-21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive test percentage | 3.26% | 6.70% | 9.71% | 2.91% | 0.15% | 0.20% | 0.31% | 2.96% | 6.77% |
| Total registered LFTs | 29 560 | 14 163 | 27 179 | 23 723 | 510 977 | 200 790 | 173 095 | 154 646 | 114 335 |
| Total individuals with LFT | 19 977 | 11 833 | 16 775 | 12 210 | 158 094 | 67 008 | 47 556 | 51 063 | 46 288 |
| Total individuals with positive LFT | 126 (0.6%) | 213 (1.8%) | 454 (2.7%) | 111 (0.9%) | 389 (0.3%) | 226 (0.3%) | 233 (0.5%) | 1435 (2.8%) | 2127 (4.6%) |
| Total confirmatory PCR | 28 (22%) | 158 (74%) | 291 (64%) | 41 (37%) | 203 (52%) | 107 (47%) | 144 (62%) | 1165 (81%) | 1692 (80%) |
| Confirmatory PCR positive | 20 (71%) | 144 (91%) | 275 (95%) | 35 (85%) | 131 (65%) | 83 (78%) | 95 (66%) | 1070 (92%) | 1504 (89%) |
| Confirmatory PCR Negative | 8 (29%) | 12 (8%) | 14 (5%) | 5 (12%) | 69 (34%) | 23 (22%) | 49 (34%) | 89 (8%) | 165 (10%) |
| Confirmatory PCR void | 0 (0%) | 2 (1%) | 2 (1%) | 1 (2%) | 3 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (1%) | 23 (1%) |
| Total LFT positive home tests (% of all LFT positives) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (1%) | 12 (11%) | 245 (63%) | 218 (96%) | 222 (95%) | 1353 (94%) | 1969 (93%) |
| Confirmed LFT positive home tests (% of all positive home tests) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (33%) | 5 (42%) | 135 (55%) | 100 (46%) | 137 (62%) | 1117 (83%) | 1592 (81%) |
| LFT positive home test with positive PCR | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (100%) | 4 (80%) | 90 (67%) | 78 (78%) | 90 (66%) | 1027 (92%) | 1443 (91%) |
| Total LFT positives at test centres (% of all LFT positives) | 126 (100%) | 213 (100%) | 448 (99%) | 99 (89%) | 144 (37%) | 8 (4%) | 11 (5%) | 82 (6%) | 158 (7%) |
| Confirmed LFT positives from test centres (% of all positive test centre tests) | 28 (22%) | 158 (74%) | 289 (65%) | 36 (36%) | 68 (47%) | 7 (88%) | 7 (64%) | 48 (59%) | 100 (63%) |
| LFT positives from test centre with positive PCR | 20 (71%) | 144 (91%) | 273 (94%) | 31 (86%) | 41 (60%) | 5 (71%) | 5 (71%) | 43 (90%) | 61 (61%) |
Positive test percentage is defined as the percentage of all tests (PCR or LFT) that are positive.
*Government guidance changes to twice weekly LFT testing for secondary school children.