The UK government missed its target of returning all covid-19 tests in England within 24 hours by the end of June, according to data published today. UK prime minister Boris Johnson set the target in parliament on 3 June, saying that all covid-19 tests would be returned within 24 hours by the end of the month. But the latest figures from the Department of Health and Social Care show that only 54.9 per cent of people who were tested for covid-19 within communities in the week ending 1 July received their test results within 24 hours, although the number meeting the 24-hour time limit did rise from 41.3 per cent in the previous week. The figures include home tests, as well as those performed at regional testing sites, mobile testing units and satellite testing centres across England.