AQW 7456/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health how long it takes for contact tracers to contact people who need to self-isolate, having been in contact with people who have tested positive for COVID-19.
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 23 September 2020
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Priority
- Tabled
- 23 September 2020
- Answer due by
- 1 October 2020
- Answered
- 5 October 202012 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- Yes
Answer
The average time from the result being received in the Contract Tracing Service from the Central Test Registry until a call is successfully closed (i.e. all the case's close contacts have been contacted) in the 7 day period until 21 September 2020 was 2.15 days.