Coronavirus (2021) thread

[mackenzie]

There are certain members of the public who always want an argument and are seemingly willing to go to extreme measures to get it.
Tossers.

There was one when I finally got to see a physio back in November.
Must have been about 75 years of age and wanted his daughter to be able to sit with him in the waiting area. Extremely vocal and belligerent, seemed to think the rules didn't apply to him. Even his daughter was embarrassed by him, to the point where she left.
He was someone who wanted a row.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

There was one when I finally got to see a physio back in November.
Must have been about 75 years of age and wanted his daughter to be able to sit with him in the waiting area. Extremely vocal and belligerent, seemed to think the rules didn't apply to him. Even his daughter was embarrassed by him, to the point where she left.
He was someone who wanted a row.

Hehe could do with a break its the first sign talking to yourself .

 

[mackenzie]

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Hehe could do with a break its the first sign talking to yourself .

Meant to bloody edit it ;-)
Anyway, he was a nasty old git. Bully.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

Given we werent talking about the economy but of the health side then dont assume anything

Sorry but I am going to ignore you from now on Kaz. I just don't need the grief.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

England hospital data

also continues the good news:

Patients 28, 112 - down 459 on yesterday and 4795 on last week at 32, 907.

Ventilators 3336 - down 120 on yesterday (biggest fall ever I think) and 400 on last week at 3736.

Though sadly it needs to be remembered this means quite possibly many of them on these died.


This fall is excellent progress again though. Regional numbers will follow.

But even though so many have sadly died, They are not replaced i guess as the numbers are falling.

 

[Healdplace]

England regional hospital data

In brackets total 7 days ago


East

Patients UP 96 to 3393 (was 4009) Ventilators UP 24 to 346 (was 378)


London

Patients down 264 to 5654 (was 7030) Ventilators down 74 to 1065 (was 1220)


Midlands

Patients down 9 to 5581 (was 6338) Ventilators down 26 to 638 (was 655)


NE & Yorks

Patients up 22 to 3506 (was 3732) Ventilators up 2 t o 319 (was 339)


North West

Patients down 160 to 3834 (was 4338) Ventilators down 41 to 349 (was 400)


South East

Patients down 134 to 4213 (was 5207) Ventilators down 3 to 455 (was 526)



South West

Patients down 15 to 1926 (was 2253) Ventilators down 2 to 194 (was 219)



As you see nearly everywhere going down with London big drops week to week.

The North West also had its best day in a while with its biggest falls on both measures.

The large number of deaths in the region will be a factor over past few days of the big fall in ventilated patients

Reason to hope the NW is just a week or two behind the big falls in numbers seen in the southern hospital regions and it will show in the numbers to come.

All in all every positive data as we have seen in other nations such as Scotland recently.

 

[kaz7]

Sorry but I am going to ignore you from now on Kaz. I just don't need the grief.

what grief ? We are just talking

 

[kaz7]

Scientists in Los Angeles searching for signs that the UK COVID variant had crossed into the US have stumbled on a different one that appears to have been home grown in California - fuelling a surge in cases in the world's entertainment capital

COVID-19: New variant blamed for surge in coronavirus cases in Los Angeles

Some of the richest and poorest Americans live in LA - nothing much unites them apart from their susceptibility to coronavirus.

news.sky.com

 

[Healdplace]

But even though so many have sadly died, They are not replaced i guess as the numbers are falling.

Yes its like a see saw and whether it goes up or down depends on the relative ins and outs. Not all die. Indeed most do not Some only stay a few days and go home.

The ventilators do see some come off them too as these days they only seem to put you on there if they think you have a chance.

These are the tragic sums and I have to distance myself from that reality of knowing every number is a life.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Yep, truly fantastic news,

Daily record as 600,000 people in the UK receive Covid jabs on Saturday

In England, the Midlands leads the way, with London and the south-east recording fewest vaccinations

www.theguardian.com

@cleavers needs to get on to the guardian and correct them on their numbers - headline says 600,000 but it wasn’t.

;-)

 

[cleavers]

@cleavers needs to get on to the guardian and correct them on their numbers - headline says 600,000 but it wasn’t.

;-)

Another being a dick.

 

[blueparrot]

Yes its like a see saw and whether it goes up or down depends on the relative ins and outs. Not all die. Indeed most do not Some only stay a few days and go home.

The ventilators do see some come off them too as these days they only seem to put you on there if they think you have a chance.

These are the tragic sums and I have to distance myself from that reality of knowing every number is a life.

One number I have just noticed looking at the graphs for the UK.In the first peak hospital seems to peak at 20k, this time about 40k so a 100% increase. However icu / ventilation the figures are just over 3 k last time,this time 4 k so only a 25 % increase. A sign of much better knowledge of treatment.
Not sure about deaths but non hospital deaths would need to be factored into that, which isn’t on the graphs I looked at.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Another being a dick.

Mod resulting to insults, tut tut.

Have a nip out and get yourself a sense of humour...

 

[domalino]

I find the randomness of the vaccination numbers so bizarre.

How can we go from last week (16-23 Jan) being high 300's peaking with almost 500 on Saturday, then drop to 200's this week before smashing out 600k yesterday, again on Saturday?


Are these actually the daily numbers or is there some sort of lag in reporting?

 

[cleavers]

Mod resulting to insults, tut tut.

Have a nip out and get yourself a sense of humour...

Suggest you read my posts on the subject before resorting to cheap digs.

 

[ganganvince]

I find the randomness of the vaccination numbers so bizarre.

How can we go from last week (16-23 Jan) being high 300's peaking with almost 500 on Saturday, then drop to 200's this week before smashing out 600k yesterday, again on Saturday?


Are these actually the daily numbers or is there some sort of lag in reporting?

Gets slowed down as the batches are inspected prior to release.

 

[kaz7]

I find the randomness of the vaccination numbers so bizarre.

How can we go from last week (16-23 Jan) being high 300's peaking with almost 500 on Saturday, then drop to 200's this week before smashing out 600k yesterday, again on Saturday?


Are these actually the daily numbers or is there some sort of lag in reporting?

Depends on supply of vaccine

 

[Rammy Blue]

Suggest you read my posts on the subject before resorting to cheap digs.

Give it a rest you miserable git, i was involved with the original conversation when it happened with worsley, and therefore the smiley was on my post for that reason. As mentioned by someone else, maybe you need a break from here as you’re acting a bit of a prick.

 

[domalino]

Depends on supply of vaccine

Nah, I'm not buying that. For vaccine supply to have such a direct impact, they would have to be using it literally as it's coming out of the factory, which we know isn't true, they have a store of 10-20 million doses and are distributing from that.

 

[kaz7]

The number of people suffering from the flu in England has plunged by more than 95% to levels not seen for 130 years.

Data experts at the Royal College of General Practices (RCGP) said that in the third week of January - usually a peak time for the flu - the number of flu-like illnesses reported to doctors was 0.9 per 100,000 people compared with a five-year average of 27.

COVID-19: Lockdowns and new health habits help number of flu sufferers fall to 130-year low

Out of 3.9 million patients at 385 GP practices across England last week, only 35 had the flu.

news.sky.com

I can see us naturally reverting to social distancing every winter , that would be a good thing