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Increased testing demand and an IT legacy issue – What’s behind the current lag in reporting Covid-19 cases? – TheJournal.ie

As many as 4,000 additional positive test results have been received which are not yet included in the official case count.

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THE NUMBER OF Covid-19 cases in Ireland is likely higher than what has been reported over the last number of days. 
The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) last night confirmed a further 1,620 new cases. A total of 3,263 cases were reported on Tuesday and Wednesday. 
These daily cases figures are extracted from the HPSCs Computerised Infectious Disease Reporting (CIDR) system and then reported to the public by NPHET.   
However, officials have warned of a significant delay between positive…

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