Southeast London Integrated Care Board said in a statement that tests requested by south-east London GPs alone amounted to about 10,000 a day, "with a number of logistical steps involved, from blood taking through to results reporting".
It said there had been "a number of incidents" since Synnovis took on pathology services for south-east London that had been driven by a "number of factors, including incidents that have impacted on the Synnovis service but which were outside of their control".
The statement continued: "You will also be aware that one of these incidents was a criminal cyberattack, the response to which was an extraordinary effort from multiple partners, including Synnovis, to maintain a viable service for our GP colleagues, while Synnovis undertook the significant task of rebuilding their systems from the ground up."
According to a statement released by NHS England in October, 10,152 acute outpatient appointments and 1,710 elective procedures were postponed as a result of the cyberattack.
The statement said: "The final stages of recovery following the cyber attack on pathology services provider Synnovis in June are almost complete, which means nearly all services are now up and running."