Claim: The UK is performing 240,000 Covid-19 tests a day.
Fact-check: Lots of people are getting confused over testing figures - Full Fact
Verdict: this is close to both the highest figure for daily tests performed and current theoretical lab capacity. the number actually performed on most days in the latest data is slightly lower.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2020-09-18T00:00:00