New analysis reinforces that lateral flow tests are accurate and reliable and have extremely low false positive rates.
New analysis of community testing data shows lateral flow tests to have a specificity of at least 99.9%.
This means fewer than one false positive in every 1,000 lateral flow tests carried out.
New analysis published on Wednesday 10th March, shows lateral flow tests (LFD) to have a specificity of at least 99.9% when used to test in the community and could be as high as 99.97%.
