Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 28 October 2020
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Covid-19 Contact Tracing: HSE
Ms Niamh O'Beirne:
I might pick up the question Senator Conway asked about the do-not-attend rate. The do-not-attend rate for the past number of days is at 15%. We contact those individuals and offer them another test date. We would not keep figures - we do not have the metrics - for those who had their test redone as to whether Covid was detected or not detected. However, we have seen an improvement in the do-not-attend rate and people adhering to their appointment time. Certainly, we have seen an improvement in the day seven testing also, which has risen to more than 90% over the past number of months.
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