Rapid Covid Tests - Find a freedom of information request

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?

1. This information is published at : https://www.research-lincs.org.uk/Population.aspx

2. This was initially 10,000 for each identified area of Lincoln and the Boston population (working aged adults)

3. As of the 24.02.21 we have tested 20,193 from the DHSC funded programme.

i. This information is not held by LCC as it sits with the Department of Health & Social Care.

ii

• 11-Jan 58
• 12-Jan 282
• 13-Jan 249
• 14-Jan 179
• 15-Jan 188
• 16-Jan 115
• 17-Jan 154
• 18-Jan 674
• 19-Jan 756
• 20-Jan 656
• 21-Jan 732
• 22-Jan 824
• 23-Jan 641
• 24-Jan 431
• 25-Jan 597
• 26-Jan 612
• 27-Jan 497
• 28-Jan 587
• 29-Jan 488
• 30-Jan 415
• 31-Jan 345
• 01-Feb 490
• 02-Feb 586
• 03-Feb 544
• 04-Feb 553
• 05-Feb 595
• 06-Feb 338
• 07-Feb 337
• 08-Feb 415
• 09-Feb 361
• 10-Feb 361
• 11-Feb 494
• 12-Feb 582
• 13-Feb 341
• 14-Feb 314
• 15-Feb 484
• 16-Feb 480
• 17-Feb 541
• 18-Feb 452
• 19-Feb 590
• 20-Feb 299
• 21-Feb 410
• 22-Feb 560
• 23-Feb 608

Total: 20,215

4. 297 positives

5. This is not held and will be calculated retrospectively, but DHSC fund the council £14 per test undertaken.

6. As above Q5