Street counts of the homeless are normally conducted every two years but none have been conducted since 2018 because of Covid. Getting an accurate count is a difficult undertaking but hundreds of volunteers set out on Wednesday to do just that. conduct a count that is as accurate as possible. The 2018 count showed 2,149 people were experiencing homelessness and the current by-name list shows 2,700. The numbers of homeless are thought to have grown substantially and the count will provide a more accurate assessment.