Do you think we're over-reporting cases?

[girlmom21]

I don't know if this sounds stupid, but if we're reporting all LFT results, including those from day 6 onwards now, plus all PCR's, do you think we're reporting more cases than there actually are?

The government/NHS systems have failed to track contacts so I don't really have much faith we're linking positive results to individuals - ie a positive LFT followed by a positive PCR - as quickly as we're reporting cases

Ok, I suppose that makes sense @SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius.

If you look at the detail behind the figures, it states that positive cases include both PCRs and LFTs, except positive LFTs are removed if there is a negative PCR within 72 hours. It only counts one positive case per person (‘except in wales’), even if more than one positive test.

All of which is irrelevant to the ‘are we over or under counting’ argument when no one can get a test anyway.