6 Oct
2020
6 Oct
'20
10:56 a.m.
I wrote:
Looks like someone tried to load a file of nationwide Coronavirus test results into Microsoft Excel, and exceeded its maximum-row limit <https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/10/excel-glitch-may-have-caused-uk-to-underreport-covid-19-cases-by-15841/>. The omission has since been fixed.
According to this report <https://www.theregister.com/2020/10/05/excel_england_coronavirus_contact_error/>, the fix involves dividing the data across two spreadsheets.