Tests by Local Authority
New reported daily and cumulative number of COVID-19 tests at Local Authority (council area).
Please note that from 10 February 2022, the data released includes testing results from the UK Government’s Regional Testing Centres, NHS Laboratories, as well as LFD tests from self reporting portal
Data Dictionary
| Column | Type | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | numeric | Date of specimens taken or patient date of death. | |
| CA | text | Council Area code, based on boundaries as at 1st April 2019. Council area (local authority) is assigned based on ECOSS postcode, if ECOSS postcode is missing we will then use the postcode on Community Health Index database, if the postcode is blank after the previous attempts, no council area is assigned. | |
| CAName | text | Name of the Council Area (Local authority) | |
| PositiveTests | numeric | Number of positive tests performed to this date. | |
| AverageDailyPositiveTests7Days | numeric | Average number of tests reported over the latest 7 days | |
| LFDOnlyPositiveTests | numeric | Total number of newly reported positive LFD tests. | |
| PositivePillar1 | numeric | Number of positive tests carried out by NHS Labs (Pillar 1) up to this date. | |
| PositivePillar2 | numeric | Number of positive tests carried out by UK Gov testing programme (Pillar 2) up to this date. | |
| TotalTests | numeric | Total number of tests reported to this date | |
| AverageDailyTotalTests7Days | numeric | Average number of tests reported over the latest 7 days | |
| TotalPillar1 | numeric | Total number of tests carried out by NHS Labs (Pillar 1) reported to this date | |
| AverageDailyPillarOne7Days | numeric | Average number of tests carried out by NHS Labs (Pillar 1) reported over the latest 7 days | |
| TotalPillar2 | numeric | Total number of tests carried out by UK Gov testing programme (Pillar 2) reported to this date | |
| AverageDailyPillarTwo7Days | numeric | Average number of tests carried out by UK Gov testing programme (Pillar 2) reported over the latest 7 days | |
| TotalLFD | numeric | Total number of tests carried out by Lateral Flow Device reported to this date | |
| AverageDailyLFD7Days | numeric | Average number of tests carried out by Lateral Flow Device reported over the latest 7 days |
Additional Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | October 5, 2023 |
| Metadata last updated | October 30, 2020 |
| Created | October 30, 2020 |
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| License | UK Open Government Licence (OGL) |
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