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Data Provider: Welsh Government Management Information Number of PCR antigen tests and results by critical worker or resident category
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[Collapse]Care home total80614,02814,83458211,56312,145265(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.815(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1,080274676950
Care home totalKeyworker - care home37192229231131365013718772156228
Resident - care home162757919158491649177401578181368549
Resident or keyworker - care home60713,07913,68640110,95911,36038(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.277(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.31521152173
[Collapse]Domicilliary care totalKeyworker - Domiciliary Care0330441235712
[Collapse]Education total10738310526215445954752
Education totalKeyworker - education38110333121531417
Resident - education7657210495912324423335
Resident or keyworker - education.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
[Collapse]Emergency total281012122471118172542
Emergency totalKeyworker - emergency - ambulance25799183912172340
Keyworker - emergency - fire and rescue.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable101101.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Keyworker - emergency - other or unknown emergency service.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Keyworker - emergency - police033235325022
[Collapse]Healthcare total4091,2491,6584631,2131,6764451,0761,5217331,2251,958
Healthcare totalKeyworker - healthcare - hospital3621,1891,5514201,1721,5923799741,3536301,0841,714
Keyworker - healthcare - other or unknown healthcare.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Keyworker - healthcare - primary or community care476010743418466102168103141244
[Collapse]Hostel or supported living total13147160205575104959195574
Hostel or supported living totalKeyworker - hostel or supported living156.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable0445510
Resident - hostel or supported living12142154205575104555145064
Resident or keyworker - hostel or supported living.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
[Collapse]Other or unknown total12,83932,57145,410(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.13,667(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.31,95345,620(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.7,872(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.19,909(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.27,7811,63210,27911,911
Other or unknown totalHousehold member of keyworker - other or unknown.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Keyworker - other or unknown17254239367521446562100162
Not a keyworker or resident12,82232,54645,368(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.13,628(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.31,91745,545(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.7,851(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.19,865(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.27,7161,57010,17911,749
Resident - other or unknown.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Resident or Keyworker - Other or Unknown.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
[Collapse]Prison or detention centre total27332359494354847346553832324356
Prison or detention centre totalKeyworker - prison or detention centre.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable123.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Resident - prison or detention centre101431536138144131441578100108
Resident or keyworker - prison or detention centre17189206432973405931937824224248

Metadata

Title

Number of PCR antigen tests and positive results by critical worker or resident category

Last update

13 April 2022 13 April 2022

Next update

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Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Public Health Wales

Contact email

kas.covid19@gov.wales

Designation

Management information

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Wales

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Statistical quality

The total number of tests completed may differ to other tables published elsewhere due to different reporting times. For the purposes of this analysis, a week is classed as 00:00 Monday to 23:59 Sunday.

The number of tests recorded for critical workers is dependent on the critical worker category being recorded at the time of sample.

It is currently not possible to distinguish between key worker and residents for samples processed in non-NHS Wales laboratories and so these have been included together in this table.

The data includes tests processed in NHS Wales laboratories and non-NHS Wales laboratories (lighthouse labs) and therefore does not include antigen lateral flow tests.

The care home portal was restructured as the organisational portal on Friday 28 August 2020 to include a wide variety of organisations – not just care homes. Previously Public Health Wales used this location category to identify tests for care home workers and residents, however, this is not possible since the restructure to the organisation portal. From 28 August 2020 the requesting clinician field has been used to identify care home tests through the UK Organisation Portal, this is dependent on the correct codes being used, otherwise these tests with be included in the key worker or resident: other or unknown category.

Between the weeks commencing 14 September 2020 and 12 October 2020, following changes in the source data provided by non-NHS Wales Laboratories, there were issues with allocating testing data to different pathways. This has now been resolved and a permanent solution is in place which is reflected in the data from the week commencing 19 October 2020. The interim solution used by Public Health Wales during this period was robust, therefore the data is comparable.

Some pilot test events to experiment with allowing audiences to return to live events require the individuals present to have a negative PCR test within the 5 days prior to the event. From 10 May 2021, tests taken by Welsh residents attending either a Welsh pilot event or an English pilot event are included in this data.
We won’t be revising data past 52 weeks.

General description

Number of PCR antigen tests and positive results by critical worker or resident category.

Frequency of publication

Weekly

Data reference periods

16 March 2020 onwards

Keywords

COVID-19, Coronavirus, Testing

Name

HLTH6006