Covid19 Testing

Summary

A request was made to the Isle of Man Department of Health and Social Care for COVID-19 testing statistics as of the end of October 2020. The authority disclosed the total number of tests processed and the count of unique individuals tested.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 2nd November 2020 and responded to on 5th November 2020.
• As of midnight on 31st October 2020, 16,253 COVID-19 tests had been processed.
• 4,633 of the processed tests were duplicates involving the same individuals.
• There were 11,620 unique individuals tested by the end of October 2020.
• The response was issued by Interim Chief Executive Kathryn Magson.

Data Disclosed

• 16,253
• 4,633
• 11,620
• 2020-11-02
• 2020-11-05
• 2020-10-31
• 1541581

Original Request

Please can you confirm as at end of October 2020: Question 1 How many tests for Covid-19 have been completed? Question 2 Could you also confirm how many of those relate to the same person being tested multiple times?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Interim Chief Executive: Kathryn Magson Freedom of Information Team Crookall House Demesne Road Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3QA

Tel: (01624) 642621 Email: dhsc@foi.gov.im Website: www.gov.im/dhsc Our ref: 1541581 5th November 2020

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on the 2nd November 2020 and states:

Please can you confirm as at the end of October 2020: Question 1 How many tests for Covid-19 have been completed? Question 2 Could you also confirm how many of those relate to the same person being tested multiple times? Our response: Question 1 How many tests for Covid-19 have been completed? At midnight on the 31st October 2020 the Department of Health and Social Care had processed 16,253 COVID-19 tests. Question 2 Could you also confirm how many of those relate to the same person being tested multiple times? Of these 16,253 tests, 4,633 were duplicates leaving 11,620 unique individuals tests.

Please quote the reference number 1541581 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely