UK blames mysterious ‘technical issue’ for missing 16,000 coronavirus cases

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The UK failed to add nearly 16,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus to its national track and trace system due to an unspecified “technical issue.” According to a report in The Daily Mail, the mistake occurred when a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet used to track confirmed cases of the virus reached its maximum file size and failed to update.The government agency that helps oversee the UK’s pandemic response, Public Health England (PHE), said s