The 9am figures not disclosed yet?

RandySavage said:
Again the question is posed how are non keyworker infections still rising when I've been under these special measures for 35 days now?
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The path upwards had slight dips in it and the path downwards will see the occasional rise. At this point, it's the first such rise for five days and only the third in the past 13 days.

Also, it's a percentage rise but against a smaller number. We're still 1,200 positive tests per day lower than we were a fortnight ago.
 
The number of new infections is concerning even though it makes sense that more tests done will reveal more positive results.
I hope people aren't getting complacent. As I said the other day, you still see groups of lads knocking about and I was definitely more worried about some people not being aware of their surroundings in Morrison's on my weekly shop today.
 
As of 9am 25 April, 640,792 tests have concluded, with 28,760 tests on 24 April.

517,836 people have been tested of which 148,377 tested positive.

As of 5pm on 24 April, of those hospitalised in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 20,319 have sadly died.

3.3% increase in positive tests; similar to the last few days.
 
Today's headline analysis:

• 4,913 new infections in 24-hour period, down from yesterday's 5,386
• 4-day average for new infections increases by 3.3%, following 3.9% increase yesterday
• 813 additional deaths reported in 24-hour period, up from 768 yesterday
• 4-day average for new deaths decreases by 0.5%, following 11.9% increase yesterday
• UK becomes fifth country in the world to pass 20,000 hospital reported deaths
• We have tracked further above Italy on a days since 20th death basis. We have followed broadly the same trajectory for the past 41 days and have been tracking above Italy for the past 24 days.
• On current trajectories we will overtake Spain on a days since 20th death basis tomorrow
• We are approximately 11 days behind Italy’s numbers (from 12 days behind yesterday)
 
The UK has taken 13 days to move from 10,000 to 20,000 reported deaths. Spain took 16 days and Italy 17 days to do likewise.
 
newusername said:
Any word on the sudden jump in people tested?
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The explanatory notes say the following:

The difference between the cumulative numbers from today and yesterday for people tested is 50,499 higher than the daily increase figure. Cumulative testing figures include 50,499 retrospective reports of people who tested negative between 31 January and 24 April. These are now available due to a new reporting system that includes more laboratories reporting all test results. The overnight change reported is based on figures using the new system. The reporting system of positive results remains stable and no issues have been identified with this data.
 
RandySavage said:
Yeah lockdown is working isn't it? 😷
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locomansimon said:
it would if more people followed the rules re lockdown !
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I think this is the wrong way of looking at it, to be honest.

We were pretty much locked into these numbers by the time we closed the pubs, schools, etc. and then imposed our version of lockdown a few days later. We were following the same trajectory as Italy well in advance of then. Both the rate of new infections and new deaths have since peaked, meaning that there is a strong argument that our numbers would have been even worse had we not imposed those measures.

Of course, if we had acted sooner then who knows how different the story could have been...
 
Billy Horner said:
I think this is the wrong way of looking at it, to be honest.

We were pretty much locked into these numbers by the time we closed the pubs, schools, etc. and then imposed our version of lockdown a few days later. We were following the same trajectory as Italy well in advance of then. Both the rate of new infections and new deaths have since peaked, meaning that there is a strong argument that our numbers would have been even worse had we not imposed those measures.

Of course, if we had acted sooner then who knows how different the story could have been...
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Are the figures receding & not following Italy as 1st thought?
 
locomansimon said:
it would if more people followed the rules re lockdown !
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I agree with you as one of the many that have followed the rules.
Why won't they answer the question about when we can relax special measures rules?
Why can't I go and see my parents who have followed the special measures like I have for 35 days now and extend our household?
All they say everyday is stay at home? But sorry people are going to tell the government to get **** ed sooner rather than later.

35 days of lockdown and numbers are still going up when we are told the life of the virus is 14 days and the RO is under 1.

Wards empty in hospitals, NHS staff been told to now take holidays. Nightingale hospitals unused. Ventilator order cancelled. The PPE sham isn't is as shameful as the media would have you believe.

Yes I'm royally ***ed off today.
 
Billy Horner said:
The explanatory notes say the following:
The difference between the cumulative numbers from today and yesterday for people tested is 50,499 higher than the daily increase figure.
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So uplift of 73,614 includes 50,499 previously tested negative but not reported. Just the 23,115 people tested yesterday.
Had thought the Govt was on way to 100k tests a day (still take 2 years to test the population once though).

Quite sobering to look back.
Two months ago we had done 10k tests and got a 20th positive, and were still a week from the first death.
Now it is 500k tests, of which only 150k were positive but still have had 20k deaths (in hospital).
 
Erimus74 said:
Are the figures receding & not following Italy as 1st thought?
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The figures are receding slightly and we appear to have definitely peaked about two weeks ago. However, they are still stubbornly high and, in fact, are higher post-peak than both Italy and Spain. Hence why we are catching them up.
 
RandySavage said:
Yeah lockdown is working isn't it? 😷
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Based on my experience you are suffering from locking down too late and having too gentle a lock down.

The UK had the opportunity to do better than they have. However the government started off in the wrong direction (herd immunity). Then dithered for too long before implementing a not strong enough lock down

The UK did not learn from the mistakes made in Italy and Spain. Even though the opportunity was there to do so.

Spain started off worse than the UK. Now the UK is catching up with and overtaking Spain in total number of deaths.

We are on day 41 of a stronger lock down than the UK. We are only now getting close to when we can consider releasing our lock down a little. With a long and difficult road ahead of us.

The only other thing I can say is those that have tried to obey (or exceed) the lock down in the UK have helped. Those that have bent the rules have caused more deaths to be likely. We have had the same situation here in Spain as well.
 
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As of 9am on 26 April, 669,850 tests have concluded, with 29,058 tests carried out on 25 April.

543,413 people have been tested, of whom 152,840 have tested positive.

As of 5pm on 25 April, of those hospitalised in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 20,732 have died.

3% increase in new positive tests but just 60% of those are hospital presentees.
 
Today's headline analysis:

• 4,463 new infections in 24-hour period, down from yesterday's 4,913
• 4-day average for new infections increases by 0.1%, following 3.3% increase yesterday
• 413 additional deaths reported in 24-hour period, down from 813 yesterday
• 4-day average for new deaths decreases by 11.7%, following 0.5% decrease yesterday
• We continue to track above Italy on a days since 20th death basis. We have followed broadly the same trajectory for the past 42 days and have been tracking above Italy for the past 25 days.
• We have drawn broadly level with Spain on a days since 20th death basis
• We are approximately 11.5 days behind Italy’s numbers (from 11 days behind yesterday)
 
I've predicted for several days that we would overtake Spain, on a days since 20th death basis, today. We have actually fallen just short of them, which I have classed as being broadly level.

The reason for this, of course, is the impact of our weekend reporting issue, which sees lower numbers reported on Sundays and Mondays. Taking the trend over the past seven days into account, we are most likely already ahead of Spain.
 
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