Government ministers believe they may have hit their 100,000 coronavirus tests target after all - hours after saying they'd probably missed it.
Justice Secretary Robert Buckland said yesterday "it's probable that we won't" hit the target to carry out 100,000 tests per day in NHS, public health, private and university labs.
But the number of tests carried out rocketed up from 52,429 on Tuesday to 81,611 on Wednesday - ahead of the aim to hit 100,000 yesterday.
Yesterday's confirmed figures will only be published this afternoon, but ministers believe they may have got over the line. Anecdotally, some lab staff have reported their busiest day ever after eligibility was widened to over-65s and anyone who must leave home for work, with
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