UK Covid-19 data underreported due to file size limit exceeded

by slashdotdash on 10/5/2020, 9:13:12 AM with 22 comments

  • by mellosouls on 10/5/2020, 10:57:30 AM

    Note: for all the people reckoning this is an Excel issue as reported on Twitter:

    a) The Twitter link is referencing the Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8805697/Furious-bla...

    b) The Mail does not source it's claim.

    c) All those Excel references in the news seem to postdate (at time of writing) speculation on Excel in IT-heavy forums like this.

    While I can believe the Excel conjecture is correct, I wish people would stop referencing it like it's a proven fact, or provide an authoritative source for the Excel claim.

    I hate to be that guy, but...

  • by slashdotdash on 10/5/2020, 9:15:39 AM

    “The issue occurred because some files containing positive test results exceeded the maximum file size that takes these data files and loads then into central systems, officials said.”

  • by tus88 on 10/5/2020, 9:34:03 AM

    Are they using msdos or something?