Freedom of Information Team
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
www.gov.uk/dhsc
Mr Ken Frost
request-692093-
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03/11/2020
Dear Mr Frost,
Freedom of Information Request Reference FOI-1256671
Thank you for your request dated 18 September 2020 in which you asked the Department of
Health and Social Care (DHSC)
:
“Please can you advise what the percentage of false positive rate is wrt the current Covid
tests?”
Your request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
DHSC does not hold the information you requested. We do not hold percentage figures for the
false positive rate regarding current COVID-19 tests.
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Yours sincerely,
Hazel Percy
Freedom of Information Officer
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