Note: for all the people reckoning this is an Excel issue as reported on Twitter:<p>a) The Twitter link is referencing the Daily Mail.
<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8805697/Furious-blame-game-16-000-Covid-cases-missed-Excel-glitch.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8805697/Furious-bla...</a><p>b) The Mail does not source it's claim.<p>c) All those Excel references in the news seem to postdate (at time of writing) speculation on Excel in IT-heavy forums like this.<p>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.<p>I hate to be that guy, but...
“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.”