COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[ayrshire_blue]

Ayrshire will hopefully provide an age profile of the 244 Scottish cases here later. The N Ireland one will likely be available tomorrow.

14 people aged 65+, including 5 who are 85+
29 in the 0-19 bracket (4 children under 5)
201 people 20-64

 

[Healdplace]

So the UK hospital deaths today is 5. Last Sunday it was 3 and became 2 on the all settings deaths later.

 

[Healdplace]

14 people aged 65+, including 5 who are 85+
29 in the 0-19 bracket (4 children under 5)
201 people 20-64

Thank you, so that is only a small increase to about 6%. But is creeping up and has been above 4% of last week now pretty much every day. Not yet at levels of real concern. We need to keep monitoring it carefully though.

 

[Healdplace]

As for cases from the three nations other than England. Total today is 493 - which is I think the most lately.

Last week it was 412. So not a major increase over 7 days unlike we have seen in England, happily.

Last Sunday England added 2576 to that 412. 706 from the North West and 395 from Greater Manchester.

 

[Healdplace]

The government has now sent an urgent warning to care home providers as data emerges that the number of cases there has quadrupled over the past 2 weeks. And hundreds of new cases a day are being recorded in care homes round the UK at present.

 

[Healdplace]

The 5 UK hospital deaths today were all aged between 67 and 86 and all five had known previous underlying health problems.

 

[howfen blue]

Erectile dysfunction

That's me staying locked down then!

 

[Eds]

The government has now sent an urgent warning to care home providers as data emerges that the number of cases there has quadrupled over the past 2 weeks. And hundreds of new cases a day are being recorded in care homes round the UK at present.

Surely the huge increase in positive cases can’t be solely be put down to care homes can it?

 

[west didsblue]

Probably already posted but here it is anyway

 

[Healdplace]

Surely the huge increase in positive cases can’t be solely be put down to care homes can it?

I doubt it. I found that odd too. But it might be a factor in the sudden jump from 2000 to 3500 in past week which seemed to be the implication. Think we need more details to judge properly.