3000 tests per day or 13000 tests a day? Let's settle the debate
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The answer is a Yes and No.
Analysis
We will make a comparison between Jun 1and June 8 data provided by MOH to
assess the number of tests done for Covid19
June 1
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Source: MOH |
Total Swab Tests Done: 408 495
Total Unique Person Swabbed: 264 393
June 8
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| Source: MOH |
Total Swab Tests Done: 488 695
Total Unique Persons Swabbed: 284 943
Total number of days: 8
Average number of Swab Tests: 80 200 / 8 = 10 025
Average Unique Persons Swabbed: 20 550 / 8 = 2 568
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Total Cases : 3244 |
Infections rate: 3244 / 20550 = 15.78%
Observations
From the numbers seen, the following can be observed
1) Average Swab tests is below the 13k mark indicated. Nonetheless, since it
is average, there is a possibility that the swab tests could reach 13k on
certain days.
2) Average Unique Person Swabs are at 2568. This is much lesser than the 13k
announced. This would be a more important number as it states the actual
number of people tested daily.
3) There is an average of 4 swab tests per person per day. Is this a
testing requirement?
4) The number of people tested on a daily basis had decreased since Mid May.
Our previous analysis
showed 4875 average per day vs 2568 tests per day from June 1 to June 8.
Infection rate are also down from 17.7% to 15.78%
Is the number 3000 or 13000?
If you are talking about the unique number of people tested, it will be closer
to 3000 per day. If you are using the number of tests done per day, it could
be at 13000. With the large disparity in numbers, it would be prudent to note
the unique number over the number of tests done.
Using the former figure and the number of confirmed cases will give us a
better insight to the Nation's health in relation to Covid19.
Disclaimer
The numbers used are from an official source. However, it will still be
an estimation at best as full information is not available from MOH. The
analysis is base on assumptions and may not fully reflect the fact.
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