Coronavirus update: National testing issue leads to massive under-reporting
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In a statement issued today the Scottish Government has given a warning over the levels of coronavirus tests which were returned as positive in the last 24 hours.
It said: "We were notified late last week of a testing capacity issue with the UK Government Lighthouse facility in Glasgow.
"This has meant around 64,000 tests from across the UK, including Scotland, will be rerouted this weekend (Fri-Sun) to other testing sites in the UK and Northern Ireland, including tests from our physical testing sites, for example Regional Tests sites.
"It is important to note that the majority of these tests are still well within the 24 and 48 hour time frame for results albeit we do expect to see an increase in the level of positives on Monday and Tuesday when the results are reported.
"The Scottish Government is urgently trying to establish with the UK Government what exactly is causing the delay in testing but this is mainly due to demand from out with Scotland.
"We continue to reroute routine testing of care home staff through NHS Scotland testing facilities to ensure prompt turnaround times."
Scottish numbers for the last 24 hours show just 316 new cases of Covid-19 reported equating to 11.2 per cent of newly tested individuals, with eight in NHS Grampian.
