Healdplace
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The 2 extra Scottish cases in hospital yesterday means we actually did not beat the 1000 barrier in UK hospitals with Covid after all yesterday.
This week I hope we will. Possibly even today.
If we don't then it may be time to start to worry as a consistent risein patient numbers in hospital is not good news. As it may be the prelude to a rise in deaths over coming weeks.
In many ways hospital numbers matter more than daily case numbers - IF we are still shielding the vulnerable or they are wisely still shielding themselves - and the case numbers are kept at the kind of level that can be traced and managed. If they keep on rising that will soon be a different story.
This week I hope we will. Possibly even today.
If we don't then it may be time to start to worry as a consistent risein patient numbers in hospital is not good news. As it may be the prelude to a rise in deaths over coming weeks.
In many ways hospital numbers matter more than daily case numbers - IF we are still shielding the vulnerable or they are wisely still shielding themselves - and the case numbers are kept at the kind of level that can be traced and managed. If they keep on rising that will soon be a different story.