Coronavirus (2021) thread

[Gabriel]

The vast majority of people going to EDs in ambulances are nothing to do with Covid, that isn't the issue right now with ambulances.

I know. The 'will' in the second clause of my sentence indicates I was referring to a future possibility.

 

[Healdplace]

North West today had one of the biggest daily rises (1001) but on 4708 is still behind the southern regions who were mainly up by similar amounts - notably London and the South East around 1000 each.

South East actually becme the first UK region (or nation if you count the three nations outside England as regions) to top 10K cases in a single day since last mid Winter.

10,458 tested positive here today. It was 8154 last week. And 5151 just 4 weeks ago.

 

[Healdplace]

Roubaix, ref your graph on the boosters.

Only 86 people aged 80 and over tested positive in Northern Ireland in the data released today and only 702 aged 60 - 79,

These have fallen in the past week from 131 aged 80 + and 867 aged 60 - 79.

And two weeks ago the numbers were 174 and 890 reapectively.

The N Ireland cases each week are NOT falling. They have been pretty flat around 10 - 11K per week.

There can only be one obvious reason why this is happening.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Not good news today

53.945 cases - 5571 up on yesterday alone. And 6705 on last Thursday.

Deaths 141.

Might be good news if most are unvaccinated youths and infection gives them some immunity to Omnicron.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

I'm double-jabbed. Getting my booster shot on Monday. Feel a bit disappointed and uneasy whenever I encounter anti-vaxxers in life and have been really disheartened by how many vaccine conspiracies I've seen this year.

But this is an utterly bonkers move.

It's been quite enlightening that some people you thought were sensible and dickheads.

When we finally get through this people whom I'm close to will in some cases not be close at all.

 

[Gabriel]

 

[hammocity]

When the hospitals are clogged with the unvaccinated and ambulances are unobtainable, that will be precious little consolation for the vaccinated who are anxiously awaiting emergency treatment.

Saw my mate today at Ashton Hospital where he works, Covid ward at “normal” levels but this time last year Covid patients were all over the hospital in different wards. Fingers crossed it stays like that and vaccinated, responsible patients get the treatment they deserve without coming into contact with dick head non Vax patients.

 

[Gabriel]

In South Africa, there were 274 hospital admissions attributed to Covid in the last 24hrs. The day before there were 135 hospital admissions attributed to Covid.

 

[Del_Bosque]

The mandatory vaccines

it’s not very in line with a liberal democracy is it.

Personally i’d be up for a jab whenever, had 3 now the moment I was eligable and had a dose of Covid on top.

It’s fine making life awkward for people who don’t want take it, vac passports etc, maybe even hitting them financially, paying extra 10% income tax?

But mandating them with possible criminal charges is way way way too far for me.

 

[Healdplace]

England patients rose today. Up 86 on 5915. Last Thursday they rose by 6 to 6068.

Looks like the downturn is slowly reversing.

Locally though the North West was the only large region (only other one was the South West) that actually went DOWN in patient numbers today - from 802 to 797. Also had the lowest admissions (Tuesday) at 80 down from 99 last Tuesday out of 699 admissions in total (up from 659 last week).

North West unquestionably is handling whatever is happening right now better than most of England. Especially the southern regions.

No idea if that will last once Omicron arrives in numbers but I presume the high rates from Delta during the Summer and early autumn in the North West are a factor.