Coronavirus (2021) thread

[Gaylord du Bois]

R number falls below 1 as Covid rates drop faster than expected

Coronavirus cases are continuing to decline across the UK with the official government estimate of the R number definitively below one for the first time since

www.thetimes.co.uk

 

[paulchapo]

Another week on and further improvements. Today my Dad and I were discharged from the care of the Covid virtual ward, our oxygen levels have remained over 96 for 4 consecutive days, and no oxygen used since last Saturday.

Taking in full breaths still feels amazing!

Great news, onwards and upwards.

 

[cptaidan88]

Here's the data (all settings deaths by day of death). You can clearly see the rate of drop is higher from the 2nd peak

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How is it possible? Some possibilities:

1) Masks
2) Significant proportion of the population immune now
3) Better controls in workplaces
4) Better compliance to the rules

Your guess is as good as mine though.

I know its already known, and maybe there were other contributing factors but you've got to ask whether Christmas was worth it. The graph really highlights the issue.

For what its worth, I think its unlikely to continue on the steep downward trend they're predicting (assuming the grey bits are a prediction) - it will be slower than that, but hopefully the vaccine helps

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

R number falls below 1 as Covid rates drop faster than expected

Coronavirus cases are continuing to decline across the UK with the official government estimate of the R number definitively below one for the first time since

www.thetimes.co.uk

miracles never cease

 

[roubaixtuesday]

I know its already known, and maybe there were other contributing factors but you've got to ask whether Christmas was worth it. The graph really highlights the issue.

For what its worth, I think its unlikely to continue on the steep downward trend they're predicting (assuming the grey bits are a prediction) - it will be slower than that, but hopefully the vaccine helps

The grey bits are just the most recent days, which will rise as more deaths are reported. They're not a prediction.

Christmas was a disaster predicted. You can clearly see in the regional data those areas left in tiers 2 and 3 over Christmas suffered far more than the tier 4 areas (which was essentially the same as current lockdown)

 

[Bluesince1979]

I'd really really like to believe that but I don't trust the powers that be one iota.

Me neither.

 

[Rammy Blue]

R number falls below 1 as Covid rates drop faster than expected

Coronavirus cases are continuing to decline across the UK with the official government estimate of the R number definitively below one for the first time since

www.thetimes.co.uk

Fuck me, if the Doom-monger General is predicting good news that says something.

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

Fuck me, if the Doom-monger General is predicting good news that says something.

probably wants to cross town for a shag

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

miracles never cease

Did it come up with the Ferguson link or the R number link when you'd clicked it ? It's only showing the R number headline when I re-click now.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Very nice animation of hospitalisations by age from Israel changing