Coronavirus (2021) thread

[Bluewonder]

If this thing spreads as much as we think it does (and I think we all accept it does) then under our current methodology for recording covid hospitalisations then it’s inevitable there will be a proportional increase in hospitalisations. Even if the virus was harmless, if 100% of people have it then EVERY hospitalisation will be recorded as covid.

I don’t have an answer as to how to see through the fog…perhaps people actually ‘in’ hospital is a more useful metric?

The same applies for deaths and so the more widespread the virus is the less useful our stats become unless they truly differentiate between ‘from’ and ‘with’ covid.

NHS England provides this information. I've posted it already today but just to direct you:

Statistics » COVID-19 Hospital Activity

A number of data collections have been implemented to support incident management. The collections were activated at short notice and the content of the collections has evolved as the incident has developed. The data collected is classified as management information. It has been collected on a...

www.england.nhs.uk

It's the primary diagnosis supplement you need.

 

[Octavian]

As everyone else is doing it - quick summary in one post today.

Cases in Scotland nearly doubled week to week again to 5951 (up 800 on yesterday). Northern Ireland up around 25% on week to 2237. Wales up nearly 600 to 2889. Deaths up in Scotand and N Ireland but down in Wales.

England hospital deaths well down and under 100 at 96 but 22 of those are in the North West. The most.

UK deaths so far today 120 V 140 last Thursday.

The past 7 days hospital deaths total in England is down on the last two weeks again.

As for patients the two that have reported today - Scotland and Northern Ireland - are both down in patient numbers (total from 859 to 840) and in ventilated patients (total from 65 to 59).

Full details on the other thread.

Good news on deaths coming down. Thanks.

 

[dickie davies]

That's interesting because I had the exact same thing a week or two ago. It wasn't a bad cold though, all lateral flows were negative but I never went for a PCR because I'd have to lie about symptoms.

I took lateral flows on Saturday and Monday. Both were negative
Because of what the doctor said regarding colds on the radio, I went for a pcr on Tuesday. The results should have been back Wednesday (yesterday) but weren't
I took another lateral flow this morning which was negative and half an hour later I was notified my pcr was positive, so I'm isolating

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

French twa# banning the Brits.

Would it be considered inappropriate to say something along the lines of good job covid didn’t exist when Hitler was around otherwise Macron would be speaking German!?

I love France, but it’s definitely ruined by the French.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

French twa# banning the Brits.

Would it be considered inappropriate to say something along the lines of good job covid didn’t exist when Hitler was around otherwise Macron would be speaking German!?

I love France, but it’s definitely ruined by the French.

I think it’s probably time to move on from WWII.

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

I think it’s probably time to move on from WWII.

I’m angry about my planned trip in Jan, but you’re probably right.

Napolean was a twat as well though.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I’m angry about my planned trip in Jan, but you’re probably right.

Napolean was a twat as well though.

It it weren’t for Wellington, we’d all be speaking French!

 

[GaudinoMotors]

I think it’s probably time to move on from WWII.

We will if they will.

 

[BlueHammer85]

Let's invade France

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

I think it’s probably time to move on from WWII.

We need to reciprocate and stop all the French tourists who are planning to head to Scotland to ski this year!

That’ll teach em