WAQ80066 (e) Tabled on 01/05/2020

Will the Minister confirm how many people have been identified through contact tracing following a patient testing positive for coronavirus on each day since 28 February 2020?

Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services | Answered on 14/05/2020

The table below shows the number of contacts per day since the 28 February 2020.  Formal contact tracing stopped when we moved to the delay phase and will be restarted as movement restrictions are eased.

Date

Number of Contacts

28/02/2020

69

29/02/2020

35

01/03/2020

45

02/03/2020

79

03/03/2020

59

04/03/2020

52

05/03/2020

62

06/03/2020

56

07/03/2020

34

08/03/2020

45

09/03/2020

91

10/03/2020

137

11/03/2020

232

12/03/2020

178

13/03/2020

99

Total

1273

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