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In support of this national response, this project is undertaking the following areas of work. The project objective is to monitor symptomatic testing uptake and analyse how this differs by demographic groups and region. This involves frequent monitoring and reporting of: - Number experiencing COVID-19 symptoms - Number taking COVID-19 test - Number with positive COVID-19 test results With demographic breakdowns, e.g. by age, sex and ethnicity, at UK, national and LSOA levels.

Specifically this project aims to add timely and detailed tracking of COVID-19 infections and test and trace behaviours. Anticipated outcomes of the project are frequent (>once per week) updates on symptoms, test behaviours and Independent Peer Review Not required IF YOU HAVE TICKED 'NOT REQUIRED' PLEASE SPECIFY THE REASONS: This project is being undertaken in the national interest during a national emergency, with information being provided across governments and health authorities. Research Ethics Not required THE PROJECT USES WILL USE ONLY ANONYMISED DATA, AND THEREFORE RESEARCH ETHICS REVIEW IS NOT REQUIRED Yes 2 of 5 number of positive test results which will feed into our internal data dashboard as well as bespoke analysis for policy stakeholders.

01/06/2021

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