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Coronavirus tests drop to 76,496 two days after hitting 100k target
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mirror.co.ukBritain's number of daily coronavirus tests has fallen to 76,496 - just two days after hitting the government's target of 100,000 a day.
The number of tests dipped below 100,000 on Saturday for the first time since the target was met on Thursday, amid a row about how the numbers were counted.
Some 122,347 tests were provided in the 24 hours to 9am on May 1 - the deadline for Matt Hancock's target. Of those, 82,000 or so were carried out, with the remaining 40,000 being counted when they were posted out to people's homes or satellite units.
The total number of tests, including ones posted out, stayed high at 105,937 in 24 hours from 9am Friday. But in the 24 hours from 9am Saturday, the number fell to 76,496, official figures confirmed
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