Coronavirus (2021) thread

[Healdplace]

sounds like not the end of the world with kids having been in school all week. Another 3 million vaccinated in that time I would guess. Roadmap continues to feel about right.

The positivity rates are very low but largely meaningless when you are doing 1.5 million tests a day - more than double three weeks ago.

But there has been no big uptick in cases in any of the nations since school returned. Which is certainly good.

As we all know cases are not as important now as the two key metrics - deaths and hospital numbers - both of which continue to plummet.

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

The positivity rates are very low but largely meaningless when you are doing 1.5 million tests a day - more than double three weeks ago.

But there has been no big uptick in cases in any of the nations since school returned. Which is certainly good.

As we all know cases are not as important now as the two key metrics - deaths and hospital numbers - both of which continue to plummet.

and that’s the key isn’t it ? If the vaccines stop people getting seriously ill or dying that’s the main thing isn’t it?

keep jabbing and stick to the unlocking timetable gives us best chance.

 

[Gray]

Yesterday's vaccination numbers

First doses: 589,675

Second doses: 121,481

Half of the adult population has now had one dose, truly magnificent by the NHS. Would this have happened if we were still in the EC?

 

[unicorn]

sounds like not the end of the world with kids having been in school all week. Another 3 million vaccinated in that time I would guess. Roadmap continues to feel about right.

Definitely not the end of the world; case stabilised despite continued record testing and 2 weeks into full return of schools and record vaccinations (hopefully) reducing future cases.

 

[Healdplace]

GM highlights.

Every borough up on yesterday. Only two down versus last weekend. Some up by a lot.

414 cases versus 302 last Saturday

Up 227 on yesterday, Biggest daily rise in weeks.

But if you add up these two days last week versus yesterday and today this week the picture is different.

It was 456 + 302 = 758 last weekend and this is 187 + 414 = 601


So the anomaly as it very clearly was in testing yesterday created artificial lows yesterday and artificial highs today>

But taken as a 48 hour period this week is about 25% down week to week.

So still on track I think.

Manchester top score on 66 (down wk to wk by 9)

Bolton 58 (34 up wk to wk)

Wigan 56 (24 up wk to wk)

Oldham 45 (13 up wk to wk)

Salford 43 (11 up wk to wk)

Bury 35 (19 up wk to wk)

Tameside 32 (14 up wk to wk)

Rochdale 31 (10 DOWN wk to wk)

Stockport 30 (7 up wk to wk)

Trafford 18 (9 up wk to wk)


So there will be some impact on the great falls in Pop Scores yesterday with some rises BUT the key is over the two days the trend almost everywhere is down.

So good news when you unscramble the glitch.

 

[Healdplace]

More after the match.

But the hospital data is good again.

Another fall in England of 252 spread everywhere and down now to just 4589.

And ventilators down 39 to 710.

Spread quite evenly around the regions.

 

[BlueHammer85]

A uk government insider says its extremely unlikely that Britons will be taking foreign holidays this summer..this is really going to hurt people..

not in the wallet it won’t. Every cloud.(from a customer view to clarify)

 

[ctwrd]

A uk government insider says its extremely unlikely that Britons will be taking foreign holidays this summer..this is really going to hurt people..

Millions will. Heartbreaking. But let’s take the piss out of those who fund it by taking those holidays.

 

[BlueHammer85]

Can’t believe we have thousands protesting over here.

half the country had the jab
We are well on course to hit the target dates and people are up in arms demanding we open up now. When we’re a few months away !

 

[MCFC_ Phil]

They’re rejecting the vaccine. That’s what.

over here meanwhile no point getting one

No point in getting one. Are you for real?