Coronavirus (2021) thread

[SWP's back]

Visors don't work, they are pointless

Not for the people wearing them trying to avoid droplets going into their eye.

 

[artfuldodger]

Based on my own experience the care sector is struggling like most to recruit staff. It's never been a glamorous choice anyway but the recent year or so has possibly put people off even more so.

Very true. Poorly paid, and a job I couldnt do. I watched carers visit Mum 4 times per day when she was dying in Jan/Feb/March. They did things I could barely do. I believe they should be vaccinated, but if that leaves the sector short, then what?

 

[shackattack]

Very true. Poorly paid, and a job I couldnt do. I watched carers visit Mum 4 times per day when she was dying in Jan/Feb/March. They did things I could barely do. I believe they should be vaccinated, but if that leaves the sector short, then what?

I had my second vaccination in April yet we actually had a situation where a parent did not want vaccinated staff to work with her son. In some instances pay has gone down in the care sector. I have a diploma in social care and have probably done 30+ hours of training alone this month. Most people think staff are untrained and lacking in skills but most would be shocked at the amount of training you have to do. Add to that the amount of recording is huge and has increased massively over the years. Safeguarding is paramount now more than ever

 

[Healdplace]

Cases across the regions:


Change in last 24 hrs V seven days ago


SOUTH


East Down 45 to 340 V 227

London UP 355 to 1168 V 994

South East UP 191 to 776 V 506

South West UP 71 to 610 V 275

The new hot spot in the UK is taking shape sadly.




MIDLANDS



East UP 75 to 440 V 342

West UP 36 to 514 V 454


The rise is a little slower here.




NORTH



North East down Down 51 to 567 V 302 - A little better today here.


Yorkshire UP 128 to 802 V 707 riing modestly too here but gughest now today in several months.



AND

NORTH WEST UP 140 to 2157 V 2112 - lowest wk to wk rise in some time





Past weeks NW numbers are 2112 - 1976 - 2317 - 2191 - 2134 - 2262 - 2017 - 2157

Equivalent NW numbers a week earlier 1158 - 1643 - 1755 - 1752 - 1605 - 1673 - 1840 - 2112

GM numbers in past week 1062 - 984 - 1191 - 1098 - 1037 - 1103 - 1014 - 925

 

[BlueAnorak]

Didn't something akin to this kind of unexpected flattening and fall also occur in what looked like a giant Indian wave that was escalating out of control?

55% of the Indian population had natural antibodies at the start so there was only 25% to badly catch it before herd immunity kicked in and and flatten thenew case distribution.

 

[Healdplace]

Full GM details:


Total cases 925- DOWN 89 on Yesterday - from NW Rise of 140. These are very good numbers for GM.

Wk to wk DOWN 137 when the NW rises by 45 - which is again well over expectations.

So GM had its best day in some time relative to rest of the region and the UK as a whole which was up signifcantly as GM fell.


BOROUGH / CASES TODAY / V YESTERDAY / V LAST WEEK



BOLTON 88 / DOWN 15 / DOWN 45

BURY 85 / UP 7 / UP 2

MANCHESTER 206 / DOWN 62 / DOWN 84

OLDHAM 60 / UP 15 / UP 3

ROCHDALE 72 / UP 11 / UP 7

SALFORD 104 / DOWN 12 / DOWN 11

STOCKPORT 71 / DOWN 3 / DOWN 41

TAMESIDE 56 / DOWN 3 / UP 12

TRAFFORD 67 / DOWN 31 / UP 1

WIGAN 116 / UP 4 / UP 19




Some decent falls week to week and day to day today.

Bolton, Manchester, Salford and Stockport on both. Bolton and Stockport continuing progress and Saford now below Wigan who only have Manchester ahead of them.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

1,129 new infections in Scotland

30 are in people aged 65+ (figure is obviously low but definitely rising with the higher case numbers)
191 aged 45-64

420 aged 25-44
480 aged 0-24 (Inclusive of 231 aged 0-14)

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1 death was aged 85+

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20k first doses (including me and Mrs AB!)
23k second doses

Slight week on week decreases in Glasgow cases, notable week on week increases in Lanarkshire and Lothian areas.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

This week's hospital admissions (Scotland) compared to last.

Total number of admissions:

143 (+24 on last week, +64 on two weeks ago)

Ages of admissions

85+: 5 (-5)
75-84: 6 (-1)
65-74: 9 (+1)

45-64: 37 (+11)
25-44: 66 (+18)

Under 25's: 20 (no change)

7 of those admitted to hospital with a positive Covid test during the last week were aged 0-4.

This week compared to last for hospital admissions in Scotland

158 (+15 on previous week)

Ages

85+: 6 (+1)
75-84: 13 (+7)
65-75: 15 (+6)

45-64: 36 (-1)
25-44: 55 (-11)

Under 25s: 33 (+13) this figure of 33 includes 12 kids aged just 0-4.

Don't really know what to take from that, especially the part in the middle.

 

[Marvin]

Also Greater Manchester was well down today so had nothing to do with today's rise.

Bolton on 88 - under 100 for first time in 2 weeks. Lowest number in a month.

Stockport down again. Manchester down quite a bit and down 84 week to week.

Almost nowhere in GM had a bad day, Lots of week to week falls

The big rise today is because Delta is taking over the rest of the UK. The bad news.

The good news GM - just ike Bolton first did - appears to have gotten it under control surprisingly well and quickly.

Still well up on where they were a month ago but falling not rising after just 2 or 3 weeks of climb is good news in any sense.

Especially if the rest of the UK see a similar modest plateau and then fall.

That was what I was hoping to see.

 

[uweblue]

They'll soon catch the real thing.

Lol, I know you are being flippant, but 3 lads under 30, it will just be cold like symptoms