Coronavirus (2021) thread

[M18CTID]

Regarding today’s 58 deaths, in comparison it was 96 last Saturday. The encouraging downward trend continues.

 

[Healdplace]

30 of the 563 cases in Scotland today are in those aged 65+

That is good to know so we can compare with the Welsh data posted earlier. They break it down in 10 year age ranges.

 

[BlueAnorak]

We’ve already seen case numbers no longer dropping yet the deaths are still on a downward trajectory. As you say, hopefully now that nearly all the most vulnerable have been vaccinated, even if case rates rise there won’t be a significant impact on death rates and we can get back to some sort of normality sooner rather than later.

Remember, deaths are (on average) from cases 3 weeks ago.

 

[Chappie]

No not saying that at all.
They should stop giving that hypocritical wanker Ferguson air time for starters. The man's an idiot whose predictions have proved to be consistently incorrect over the past few months and on previous illnesses.
Its staggering how he keeps being asked his opinion.

Its equally staggering reading everyone of you're posts berating anyone and everything.
You are Bluemoons Ferguson.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Another reason for the Gov UK delay was caused by 850 cases - mostly from Yorkshire recently - being wrongly added as positive when they were void instead - we are told btw.

4715 cases and 58 all settings deaths as a result I assume as the Yorkshire cases all come from the past few days and those are likely why in those few days it has beaten the North West!

Cases on Sat, Sun and Mon will be lower I think going forward due to the reduced amount of Lateral Flow testing at the weekend.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Cases on Sat, Sun and Mon will be lower I think going forward due to the reduced amount of Lateral Flow testing at the weekend.

Lateral flow will be much lower for the next 2 weeks anyway as kids are off.

 

[BlueHammer85]

As more restrictions get lifted, there will probably be a rise in cases but I’m optimistic that we’ve gotten far enough ahead of the curve on the vaccination front for it not to be a major issue. Hospitalisations, ICU numbers, and deaths are the most important indicators and all those continue to plummet. 70 deaths yesterday and that was still with 17 days to go before pub beer gardens are open. We could be looking at close to single digit daily death figures in 2 or 3 weeks time. No guarantees obviously, but I look at the data day after day that @Healdplace posts and I increasingly think that the key dates in the roadmap out of lockdown look like very good calls.

I do aswell. I think we’re in a great place.
just weary as optimism has let us down before.

 

[ctwrd]

What was it that you think my post was implying ?

just pointing out reopening of pub gardens and house gardens is going to result in a lot of household mixing - we are likely to see a sharpe rise in cases but I pray the vaccines will have taken affect in keeping hospitalisations down and deaths down and we don’t have to go through another lockdown again.

You said once gardens and pubs will be allowed it will be a free for all for house parties.

there were many on here all last year arguing that the draconian rules need to remain because when you give an inch some take a mile.

I am frankly fed up of that approach and it is not sustainable to tell rule followers to lock up and have no freedom because of those who choose to ignore them anyway. Particularly when we in greater Manchester have only been permitted to mix with others for 26 days out of 365 and counting.

if it was not your intention then apologies.

 

[CJH]

Lateral flow will be much lower for the next 2 weeks anyway as kids are off.

My daughter has been given enough from college and been told to continue twice a week testing over Easter.

 

[Healdplace]

Cases on Sat, Sun and Mon will be lower I think going forward due to the reduced amount of Lateral Flow testing at the weekend.

They have been since they started this but unfortunately we only find out o Monday as they do not bother updating the testing over the weekend in England and never have. The other home nations all do.

As I have said before in the past week or two this and the hospital numbers - which they also often leave over the weekend - are now more important given the huge swings day to day.

I posted some of the differences between cases and tests yesterday in here last night from last week. It is not as impactful as you might expect. Despite gigantic leaps and falls in tests day to day around the weekend.