Randy
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They interviewed one of the friends of the poor lad who was killed by a lightning strike for telly. I flat out refuse to pay any attention to that news source now. Disgusting behaviour.
The 9am figures not disclosed yet?
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bear66
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As of 9am on 14 May, 4,446,824 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the UK.
Positive cases were 2,193 (2,490 on corresponding day last week).
17 deaths were reported today (15 on corresponding day last week).
151,765 deaths with Covid-19 on the death certificate (up to 30 April)
36,115,955 have had a first dose vaccination. 209,284 first dose vaccinations yesterday. 19,319,010 have had a second dose. 428,041 second dose vaccinations today.
Positive cases were 2,193 (2,490 on corresponding day last week).
17 deaths were reported today (15 on corresponding day last week).
151,765 deaths with Covid-19 on the death certificate (up to 30 April)
36,115,955 have had a first dose vaccination. 209,284 first dose vaccinations yesterday. 19,319,010 have had a second dose. 428,041 second dose vaccinations today.
SmallTown
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I'm genuinely confused about the latest variant. There is fear and evidence it's rife in Bolton. Yet the case numbers have still plateaud they don't seem to be rising. Which is what I would expect. Am I missing something?
bear66
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There were 135 cases in Bolton yesterday (194,000 people). There were 5 cases on Teesside (approx. 500,000 people).
Bolton cases with increases in all age groups up to 84 years old.
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Pak_Doo_Ik
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And somewhat unsurprisingly no mention on the Sky News report about yesterday's figures and what a sharp fall today is in comparison
They helpfully point out though that 4 people have died in the UK of the new Indian variant.
What a helpful and optimistic news site it is.
They helpfully point out though that 4 people have died in the UK of the new Indian variant.
What a helpful and optimistic news site it is.
SmallTown
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That's pretty damn serious then. The only hope is the vaccine stops the worst of the symptoms and saves lives.
bear66
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Let's hope that's what the announcement today is. Vaccinate everyone there ASAP.
Andy_W
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I don't know why anyone is surprised about the Indian variant, India's having a nightmare (which is massively underreported) and we didn't stop flights from India, we pretty much wiped ours out (which is equally bad) and then let theirs in, just as we're reducing restrictions.
The Indian variant is bound to increase, especially in areas where there are lots of Indians, this shouldn't be a shock. These areas are often deprived, full of young people and students (not vaccinated), many people per small households etc, these areas are always going to struggle with an increase now, it's nailed on.
If Indian cases have "shot up" in these areas, then the UK variant must have "shot down" in other areas, as cases are largely flat, and have been for a month and there's been a few bank holidays that have always made the numbers wonky. The cases for the last 3 days are the same as the corresponding 3 days, the week before.
We're going to pay the price here for stockpiling vaccines when they could have been going in the 18-30's weeks ago (which we knew had cases increasing), and Pfizer gives 50% coverage after a week and 80% coverage after 2 weeks, that could have been helping now.
I can see an over-reaction coming here and delaying the reduction of restrictions which makes little sense, they should just tier and surge test the struggling areas, and use the vaccines FFS.
The Indian variant is bound to increase, especially in areas where there are lots of Indians, this shouldn't be a shock. These areas are often deprived, full of young people and students (not vaccinated), many people per small households etc, these areas are always going to struggle with an increase now, it's nailed on.
If Indian cases have "shot up" in these areas, then the UK variant must have "shot down" in other areas, as cases are largely flat, and have been for a month and there's been a few bank holidays that have always made the numbers wonky. The cases for the last 3 days are the same as the corresponding 3 days, the week before.
We're going to pay the price here for stockpiling vaccines when they could have been going in the 18-30's weeks ago (which we knew had cases increasing), and Pfizer gives 50% coverage after a week and 80% coverage after 2 weeks, that could have been helping now.
I can see an over-reaction coming here and delaying the reduction of restrictions which makes little sense, they should just tier and surge test the struggling areas, and use the vaccines FFS.
SmallTown
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Pretty much is. Not changing the roadmap yet. But making vaccine centres open longer. Pretty much holding out breathe and hoping this variant isn't a bigger killer
SmallTown
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It may well be a reporting lag but case numbers in India falling for the last week. Let's hope the spike we are seeing, however bad, is also brief. I know its a different disease but that would sort of tie in with the Spanish flu pandemic the 3rd wave (assuming the one we had at the start of the year was the second) did exist but was much smaller then previous 2. Let's hope a similar pattern follows.
Randy
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I was fully expecting him to announce that Monday's loosening of restrictions was been delayed. Pleasantly surprised by that and a sigh of relief too. We've spent a lot of money this week in preparation for opening on Monday, it would have been a disaster if he delayed it.
TheYorkshireTerrier
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I was thinking earlier there’s been nothing in the main news bulletins on what’s happening in India this week, whereas it was constant coverage not that long ago. Fingers crossed that it’s peaked already.
Billy Horner
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Today's headline analysis:
• 2,193 new cases reported in 24-hour period, down from yesterday's 2,657
• 7-day average for new cases decreases by 1.8% to 2,255 per day, following 0.3% increase yesterday
• 7-day average for new cases is 9.4% higher than one week ago (from 12.4% higher yesterday) and 1.7% higher than two weeks ago (same as yesterday and 17.0% lower 7 days ago)
• 17 new deaths within 28 days of a positive test reported in 24-hour period, up from 11 yesterday
• 7-day average for new deaths within 28 days of a positive test decreases by 2.9% to 10 per day, following 2.9% increase yesterday
• 7-day average for new deaths within 28 days of a positive test is 16.0% lower than one week ago (from 13.6% lower yesterday) and 47.0% lower than two weeks ago (from 56.7% lower yesterday and 50.0% lower 7 days ago)
• 2,193 new cases reported in 24-hour period, down from yesterday's 2,657
• 7-day average for new cases decreases by 1.8% to 2,255 per day, following 0.3% increase yesterday
• 7-day average for new cases is 9.4% higher than one week ago (from 12.4% higher yesterday) and 1.7% higher than two weeks ago (same as yesterday and 17.0% lower 7 days ago)
• 17 new deaths within 28 days of a positive test reported in 24-hour period, up from 11 yesterday
• 7-day average for new deaths within 28 days of a positive test decreases by 2.9% to 10 per day, following 2.9% increase yesterday
• 7-day average for new deaths within 28 days of a positive test is 16.0% lower than one week ago (from 13.6% lower yesterday) and 47.0% lower than two weeks ago (from 56.7% lower yesterday and 50.0% lower 7 days ago)
Andy_W
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There's largely been a media blackout hasn't there?
The crematorium numbers don't stack up to what they're reporting. Officials are reporting something like 50-100% more deaths in the cities (hard to get a number on this) but the crematoriums are saying they're doing 3-10x as many cremations, and 80-90% are covid. There's zero reporting from the villages etc, what is going on there with no tests/ treatment/ tracing? Something is not right, not anywhere near close.
Even if If they're on 25k deaths per day (underestimate from crematoriums and no info from villages) and 1% IFR (extremely optimistic), that's still 2.5m cases per day, 8x what it's being reported.
Australia were going to fly some people back from there last week, out of 150 passengers, 40 had covid, and half had close contact to known covid infections, so the plane came back half empty. I would expect the Australians to be more cautious than the Indian's, especially if they were trying to go home.
Repatriation flight from India travelling at half capacity after multiple passengers test positive to COVID-19
An Australian man who is one of the 40 people who tested positive to COVID-19 and was unable to return on a repatriation flight set to arrive in Darwin this morning says he did "everything to protect himself" from the virus.
No idea on the quality of that news source mind, but it was in the guardian too I think.
They're fudging the numbers through a combination of being skint, inept, embarrassed and crooked.
bear66
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As of 9am on 15 May, 4,448,851 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the UK.
Positive cases were 2,027 (2,047 on corresponding day last week).
7 deaths were reported today (5 on corresponding day last week).
151,765 deaths with Covid-19 on the death certificate (up to 30 April)
36,320,867 have had a first dose vaccination. 204,912 first dose vaccinations yesterday. 19,698,121 have had a second dose. 379,111 second dose vaccinations today.
Positive cases were 2,027 (2,047 on corresponding day last week).
7 deaths were reported today (5 on corresponding day last week).
151,765 deaths with Covid-19 on the death certificate (up to 30 April)
36,320,867 have had a first dose vaccination. 204,912 first dose vaccinations yesterday. 19,698,121 have had a second dose. 379,111 second dose vaccinations today.
Billy Horner
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Today's headline analysis:
• 2,027 new cases reported in 24-hour period, down from yesterday's 2,193
• 7-day average for new cases decreases by 0.1% to 2,252 per day, following 1.8% decrease yesterday
• 7-day average for new cases is 8.3% higher than one week ago (from 9.4% higher yesterday) and 2.6% higher than two weeks ago (from 1.7% higher yesterday and 15.5% lower 7 days ago)
• 7 new deaths within 28 days of a positive test reported in 24-hour period, down from 17 yesterday
• 7-day average for new deaths within 28 days of a positive test increases by 2.9% to 10 per day, following 2.9% increase yesterday
• 7-day average for new deaths within 28 days of a positive test is 8.9% lower than one week ago (from 13.6% lower yesterday) and 32.7% lower than two weeks ago (from 47.0% lower yesterday and 50.3% lower 7 days ago)
• 2,027 new cases reported in 24-hour period, down from yesterday's 2,193
• 7-day average for new cases decreases by 0.1% to 2,252 per day, following 1.8% decrease yesterday
• 7-day average for new cases is 8.3% higher than one week ago (from 9.4% higher yesterday) and 2.6% higher than two weeks ago (from 1.7% higher yesterday and 15.5% lower 7 days ago)
• 7 new deaths within 28 days of a positive test reported in 24-hour period, down from 17 yesterday
• 7-day average for new deaths within 28 days of a positive test increases by 2.9% to 10 per day, following 2.9% increase yesterday
• 7-day average for new deaths within 28 days of a positive test is 8.9% lower than one week ago (from 13.6% lower yesterday) and 32.7% lower than two weeks ago (from 47.0% lower yesterday and 50.3% lower 7 days ago)
Doom_On_Horseback
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We absolutely need to continue thrashing out the jabs. It should be priority number one. We’ve had unreal numbers in the past. Hopefully we can get back to 800k per day.