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1. What is the total adult population in your council area?
This information is in the Public Domain: www.ons.gov.uk

2. What is the total population eligible for rapid Covid tests in your area and what criteria are used to identify them?
Wokingham Borough Council are guided by central government guidelines, please refer to the Government website. https://www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests

3. How many tests have been taken in your area to date? Could you please tell me:
a) the number of different individuals tested
b) total number of tests taken each day since the rollout began? If this is not possible, please break it down as far as possible week-by-week or month-by-month.
Please refer to NHS as this is not held by the local authority

4. Can you please say how many tests were positive and negative out of those taken, with breakdowns as above wherever possible?
Please refer to NHS as this is not held by the local authority

5. What has been the total cost of rolling out rapid Covid tests, including staffing costs, paid by the council?
The council had no costs, the total cost of rolling out rapid Covid tests was granted by Central Government funding.

6. What additional funds has the council received from the government to help with the roll out these tests?
Please refer to the government website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-emergency-funding-for-local-government

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