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Ministers accused of putting lives at risk with Covid data error

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Ministers accused of putting lives at risk with Covid data error

Matt Hancock says no lockdowns need to be changed because of 16,000 unreported cases

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Ministers have been accused of “putting lives at risk” through data failures which led to nearly 16,000 coronavirus cases going unreported in England, but Matt Hancock insisted the problem had been addressed.

Updating the Commons after it emerged that data transfer errors between laboratories and Public Health England (PHE) meant 15,841 positive results were left off daily figures between 25 September and 2 October, the health secretary said just over half those missed were now having their contacts traced.

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