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Originally Posted by nffc
They record the first positive test. People testing positive after the 1st one don't count again.
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That's the case in England. In Wales, Scotland and NI they only count positive PCRs.
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Originally Posted by nffc
But I don't think a positive LFT really counts as a positive test until it's been confirmed by PCR
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In England it does. But if you get a positive LFT followed by a negative PCR, you are removed from the count.
https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/about-data
Note that false-positive LFTs are rare.