Lateral Flow Tests
Dear Northumberland County Council,
1. What is the total adult population in your council area?
2. What is the total population eligible for rapid Covid tests in your area and what criteria are used to identify them?
3. How many tests have been taken in your area to date? Could you please tell me:
i) the number of different individuals tested
ii) total number of tests taken each day since the rollout began? If this is not possible, please break it down as far as possible week-by-week or month-by-month.
4. Can you please say how many tests were positive and negative out of those taken, with breakdowns as above wherever possible?
5. What has been the total cost of rolling out rapid Covid tests, including staffing costs, paid by the council?
6. What additional funds has the council received from the government to help with the roll out these tests?
Yours faithfully,
Ramzy Alwakeel
Our Ref: 8913
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Our Ref: 8913
Dear Enquirer,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST
I refer to your Freedom of Information request in relation to Lateral Flow
Tests.
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Q.1 What is the total adult population in your council area?
A.1 263,384
Q.2 What is the total population eligible for rapid Covid tests in your
area and what criteria are used to identify them?
A.2 All residents are eligible for symptomatic testing through regional
and local testing sites.
A-symptomatic testing is targeted to symptom free key workers who cannot
work from home and do not already have access to testing through their
employer.
Q.3 How many tests have been taken in your area to date?
A.3 4,823 for the period 22/01/21 - 02/03/21
Could you please tell me:
Q.3i the number of different individuals tested
A.3i 1,728
Q.3ii total number of tests taken each day since the rollout began? If
this is not possible, please break it down as far as possible week-by-week
or month-by-month.
A.3ii Please see the attached document: index
Q.4 Can you please say how many tests were positive and negative out of
those taken, with breakdowns as above wherever possible?
A.4 9 positive tests
Q.5 What has been the total cost of rolling out rapid Covid tests,
including staffing costs, paid by the council?
A.5 The total cost per test is £14
Q.6 What additional funds has the council received from the government to
help with the roll out these tests?
A.6 £14 per test from DHSC
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Our Ref: 8913
Dear Enquirer,
INFORMATION REQUEST
I refer to your request for Information in relation to Lateral Flow Tests.
Please find attached the Index for Q.3ii which was omitted from the
original response.
Yours faithfully
FOI/EIR Coordinator - Central Team
Information Governance Office
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2EF
Tel: 0345 600 6400
Email: [Northumberland County Council request email]
Web: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk
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