More than 700 Eastbourne residents ‘pinged’ in one week and told to isolate by the NHS Covid App

By Jacob Panons
Published 16th Jul 2021, 13:13 BST
Updated 16th Jul 2021, 13:17 BST
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Hundreds of Eastbourne residents have been told to isolate by the NHS Covid App in a single week after coming in ‘close contact’ with someone who was positive.

In the week ending July 7 – the most recent data available – 705 people received ‘contact tracing alerts’.

The 705 people notified is the highest weekly tally according to available data dating back to the week ending January 27, 2021.

The week before, ending June 30, 381 were ‘pinged’.

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Alerts are sent via the app to users who have been in ‘close contact’ with someone who has tested positive for covid-19.