- Filename
- mass_testing_final6.csv
- Geographic levels
- National
- Time period
- 2021 Week 6
- Content
Data on COVID Rapid testing readiness as of 10th February (unless stated)
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| number_of_settings_ready_to_deliver_tests | Number of settings ready to deliver tests |
| number_of_settings_who_have_reported_at_least_one_test | Number of settings who have reported at least one test |
| sector | Sector |
| tests_reported | Tests reported |
| total_number_of_settings_in_scope | Total number of settings in scope |
Footnotes
- Since 18th January all Primary schools and school-based nursery settings started to receive home testing kits for staff members in the workplace to carry out tests. Therefore, the testing numbers are based on those who were self-reporting which is where the test is carried out at home rather than at school. All other educational sites should be reporting through the Asymptomatic testing site (ATS) system which is when the testing happens at schools, colleges or universities. However, we are aware there are a small number of instances (under 5% of reported tests) where test results may have been reported through the wrong system (for example a secondary test reported through the self-report system which is meant for primary school staff). The test completed numbers above have not been adjusted to take this into account.
- This accounts for pre-Christmas return, test on return in January and twice weekly testing in HE settings.
- For Primary schools this number is the number of schools which have test kits delivered. For secondary schools and colleges this is the total number of sites which have had their sites registered and received deliveries required to start testing. For Higher Education this is the number of providers which have either had kits delivered or have partnered with an institution who has had kits delivered.
- The total number of institutions in scope will change over time as some schools open and others close. The settings in scope have been sourced from Get information about schools (GIAS) in January. This also reflects the number of institutions we made the tests available to. Some HE providers for example have chosen to offer tests via another means.
- For ATS testing, test kits require registration - this is when personal details of individual testing are attached to the kit as well as the result being record separately. Any test results reported where the test kit was not registered are not included in these figures as they do not show up in our data.