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Government blames misleading coronavirus test figures on Public Health England

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The Government has sought to blame misleading figures on coronavirus testing on Public Health England after it was revealed that the 10,000 figure announced at the weekend was out by almost 1,000.

Senior Cabinet minister Michael Gove announced on Sunday that 10,000 had been administered. But today Public Health England contradicted his figures saying that just 9,114 tests were carried out in the 24 hours from Friday morning to 9am Saturday.

The actual number of individuals tested was even lower at 7,000 because some people will need to be tested multiple times for clinical reasons.

And today Number 10 explained that Mr Gove was referring to the total capacity which was 10,949, meaning that another 1,835 tests could have been carried out.

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