Digital Contact Tracing Usage Statistics

Andrew Chen made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health

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From: Andrew Chen

Dear Ministry of Health,
In Parliamentary Written Question 38175, the Minister for COVID-19 Response provided a table of Bluetooth key uploads and alerts generated between 17 August and 1 September 2021 (https://www.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ...).

I would like to request an updated table that contains:
a) the number of Bluetooth key uploads and alerts
b) the number of QR code GLN uploads and alerts (both number of locations and number of devices)
c) the number of cases who were tested because they received an NZ COVID Tracer alert

for each day between 17 August 2021 and 1 October 2021.

Yours faithfully,
Andrew Chen

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Kia ora Andrew,

 

Thank you for your request for official information received on 11 October
2021 for:

 

"I would like to request an updated table that contains:

a) the number of Bluetooth key uploads and alerts

b) the number of QR code GLN uploads and alerts (both number of locations
and number of devices)

c) the number of cases who were tested because they received an NZ COVID
Tracer alert

 

for each day between 17 August 2021 and 1 October 2021.”

 

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H202114061.

 

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Ministry will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 9 November 2021, being
20 working days after the day your request was received.

 

Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic response, the Ministry is experiencing
significantly higher volumes of queries and requests for information. If
we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we will
notify you of an extension of that time frame.

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

OIA Services

Government Services

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Ministry of Health

E: [1][email address]

 

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Kia ora Andrew

 

Please find attached a response to your official information act request. 

 

Ngā mihi 

 

OIA Services 

Government Services 

Office of the Director-General 

Ministry of Health 

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From: Andrew Chen

Thank you for your response, I appreciate the work put into collating and publishing this data at this busy time.

Yours sincerely,
Andrew Chen

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Kia ora,

 

Thank you for your Official Information Act (the Act) request. This is
an automatic reply to let you know we received it.

 

Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic response, the Ministry is experiencing
significantly higher volumes of queries and requests for information. We
will endeavour to acknowledge your request as soon as possible. Further
information about COVID-19 can be found on our
website: [1]https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/dise...

 

In accordance with the Act, we'll let you know our decision within no more
than 20 working days. If you'd like to calculate the timeframe, you can
use the Ombudsman's online calculator
here: [2]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/

If you have any questions while we're processing your request, please let
us know via [3][email address]

 

Ngā mihi  

OIA Services Team  

   

[4]Ministry of Health information releases  

[5]Unite against COVID-19 

 

 

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From: Andrew Chen

Dear Ministry of Health,
I noticed that part of my query was not answered, around the number of locations that alerts have been generated for. Hopefully this data is easily available from NCTS, and I would appreciate it if you could please share it if available.

Yours faithfully,
Andrew Chen

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Tçnâ koe Andrew

 

Response to your request for official information

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to the Ministry of Health (the Ministry) on 21 October 2021 for:

 

“I noticed that part of my query was not answered, around the number of
locations that alerts have been generated for. Hopefully this data is
easily available from NCTS, and I would appreciate it if you could please
share it if available”

 

The Ministry’s response to your previous request noted one document had
been found within scope of the point of your request in question. This was
supplied in the Ministry’s response to you. While the Act allows New
Zealanders to ask for information from Ministers and government agencies,
there is no requirement for agencies to create new information or compile
information they do not hold. Your request is therefore refused under
section 18(g) of the Act on the grounds that the information sought is not
held by the Ministry. 

 

Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to
review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be
contacted by email at: [1][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.

 

Please note that this response, with your personal details removed, may be
published on the Ministry website at:
[2]www.health.govt.nz/about-ministry/information-releases/responses-official-information-act-requests.

 

Nâku noa, nâ

 

 

 

 

Nick Allan

Manager OIA Services

Office of the Director-General

 

OIA Services

Government Services

Office of the Director-General

Ministry of Health

E: [3][email address]

 

 

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