Daily average for the week, England
700 thousand
660,000
tests a day projected
to be needed if daily
cases reach 100,000
600
296,000
tests a day were deployed on average at the peak of the pandemic
217,000
tests a day
were carried out on average in the week to 30 June
500
400
300
200
100,000
projected
100
45,000
positive results
16,000
0
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
About 660,000 PCR tests a day would be needed if cases reach 100,000
a day, more than three times the current rate of testing
Daily average for the week, England
700 thousand
660,000 tests
a day projected to be
needed if daily cases
reach 100,000
600
500
296,000 tests a day
were deployed on average at the peak of the pandemic in the second week of January
217,000 tests a day
were carried out on average in the week to 30 June
400
300
200
100,000
projected
45,000
positive results
100
16,000
0
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August