COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[Healdplace]

GM scoreboard is still high but showing improvement in most places. Though Stockport is starting to trend up which is a bit of a worry - though I suspect inevitable and not yet in real trouble. But soon might be if it carries on.

Total cases are 149 out of the NW 280 - which in itself is actually an improvement as it is barely over 50%.

This is up on yesterdays 116 and way up on the 97 last Wednesday.

 

[BLUEMATT23]

The governments handling of covid19 recently has been appalling.
They need to just get on with it now even without a vaccine.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

Covid-19 is becoming less deadly in Europe but we don't know why

It is becoming increasingly clear that people are less likely to die if they get covid-19 now compared with earlier in the pandemic, at least in Europe, but the reasons why are still shrouded in uncertainty

www.newscientist.com

This is most notable in Spain and France that have had much bigger second waves than the UK so far, but fotunately the death rates have remained very low with hardly any rise at all.

 

[Healdplace]

GM scoreboard:

Bolton 26 (down for third straight day and from 32 yesterday but still well up on the 7 of a week ago). 415 in month. 217 past week. 58 over 2 days (was 72). Pop score 854.

Bury 5 (down from 6 third straight drop here too). 232 in month. 58 past week. 11 over 2 days (was 13). Pop score 842.

Manchester 31 (up from 26). 972 in month. 244 past week. 57 over 2 days (was 54). Pop score 790.

Oldham 23 (up from 16). 730 in month. 165 past week. 39 over 2 days (was 38). Pop score 1252.

Rochdale 18 (up from 9). 572 in month. 117 pastweek. 27 over 2 days (was 16). Pop score 1032.

Salford 13 (up from 2). 332 in month. 96 past week. 15 over 2 days (was `8). Pop score 713.

Stockport 10 (up from 7, third straight increase and ends run of 16 days with single digit numbers and now sits at exactly 2000 cases since start of pandemic). 209 in month. 36 past week. 17 over 2 days (was 12) - after single digits in this measure for two weeks this increase needs watching. Pop score 682 - biggest daily rise in 3 weeks.

Tameside 10 (up from 6). 308 in month. 96 past week. 16 over 2 days (was 27). Pop score 868.

Trafford 9 (up from 6). 257 in month. 92 past week, 15 over 2 days (was 17). Pop score 724.

Wigan 4 (down from 6 - back well in control here and chasing Stockport on all the measures again). 143 in month - easily the lowest. 42 past week (may overtake Stockport here tomorrow). 10 over 2 days (was 13 - regained this measure as best in GM). Pop score 712. Made up 2 points in a day on Stockport here too.

 

[grunge]

not read it all but a supercomputer's interpretation of how the virus works.

A Supercomputer Analyzed Covid-19 — and an Interesting New Theory Has Emerged

A closer look at the Bradykinin hypothesis

elemental.medium.com

 

[Healdplace]

Other watch towns:

Blackburn 5 - down from 7 - lowest since I have been watching it. Pop score 1242.

Bradford 57 - up from 36 - Pop score 1178.

Leicester 17 - up from 10 - but staying in the teens is about normal here. Pop score 1623.

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

GM scoreboard:

Bolton 26 (down for third straight day and from 32 yesterday but still well up on the 7 of a week ago). 415 in month. 217 past week. 58 over 2 days (was 72). Pop score 854.

Bury 5 (down from 6 third straight drop here too). 232 in month. 58 past week. 11 over 2 days (was 13). Pop score 842.

Manchester 31 (up from 26). 972 in month. 244 past week. 57 over 2 days (was 54). Pop score 790.

Oldham 23 (up from 16). 730 in month. 165 past week. 39 over 2 days (was 38). Pop score 1252.

Rochdale 18 (up from 9). 572 in month. 117 pastweek. 27 over 2 days (was 16). Pop score 1032.

Salford 13 (up from 2). 332 in month. 96 past week. 15 over 2 days (was `8). Pop score 713.

Stockport 10 (up from 7, third straight increase and ends run of 16 days with single digit numbers and now sits at exactly 2000 cases since start of pandemic). 209 in month. 36 past week. 17 over 2 days (was 12) - after single digits in this measure for two weeks this increase needs watching. Pop score 682 - biggest daily rise in 3 weeks.

Tameside 10 (up from 6). 308 in month. 96 past week. 16 over 2 days (was 27). Pop score 868.

Trafford 9 (up from 6). 257 in month. 92 past week, 15 over 2 days (was 17). Pop score 724.

Wigan 4 (down from 6 - back well in control here and chasing Stockport on all the measures again). 143 in month - easily the lowest. 42 past week (may overtake Stockport here tomorrow). 10 over 2 days (was 13 - regained this measure as best in GM). Pop score 712. Made up 2 points in a day on Stockport here too.

so how on earth is Trafford on lockdown again when it’s pop score and new cases in the last week is much lower than other areas of greater Manchester ????

 

[kaz7]

This is the link for the steroids research

The steroids do not work for those with milder symptoms, but the evidence strongly suggests that they reduce the lung inflammation in patients with COVID-19 who are seriously ill and require oxygen support for their breathing difficulties, regardless of age or sex

Coronavirus: Cheap hydrocortisone drug reduces deaths in sickest COVID-19 patients, research finds

The NHS will now use the steroid after studies show it is one of three that saw a 20% reduction in the risk of death.

news.sky.com

 

[Shellac]

Any news on those cancer figures? Maybe nobody gets that anymore. At least that's a positive. What you sew....

 

[blue corby]

Other watch towns:

Blackburn 5 - down from 7 - lowest since I have been watching it. Pop score 1242.

Bradford 57 - up from 36 - Pop score 1178.

Leicester 17 - up from 10 - but staying in the teens is about normal here. Pop score 1623.

Corby and Kettering in Northamptonshire are both bad , been announced they are the 3rd and 10th highest infection rates in the country based on last weeks figures .