You need a pen and paper for this.............and to think I thought they were not testing fast enough.
Video: Priti Patel: 'there have been 300,034 974,000 tests carried out'
Priti Patel had trouble with getting her words and data out at the Downing St daily press briefing.
https://metro.co.uk/video/priti-patel-300-034-974-000-tests-carried-out-2149924/
Numbers of deaths hit a twenty year high. (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52361519)
Anyone any idea why only cumulative "negative" figures are given? I just wonder how many of the positive cases have actually been cured and discharged.
I wonder how many of these are the results of people travelling covertly in at night?
It seems Conwy is doing badly compared with the rest of the N Wales counties.Possibly the new test centre picking up the new cases, I always expected Conwy to be in high figures, re older population.
In short, it's now clear that needless deaths have occurred that could have been avoided had the current administration behaved properly.
PHW
Conwy
551.3 confirmed cases per 100,000 population
New cases: 4 confirmed (out of 145 testing episodes)
Total cases: 646 confirmed (out of 6,086 testing episodes)
Overall positivity*: 10.6%
BCUHB
503.3 confirmed cases per 100,000 population
New cases: 67 confirmed (out of 1,050 testing episodes).......................(note high test number)
Total cases: 3,515 confirmed (out of 30,538 testing episodes)
Overall positivity*: 11.5%
Take a look at some of the key figures of the pandemic in the UK - estimates of the death toll and whether cases are rising or falling. You can also find out more about cases in your area using our search tool and map.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51768274 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51768274)
Globally, the death toll has now exceeded three quarters of a million; infections are at 21,240,300.
I'm pleased that we don't seem to have seen a threatened second wave. Mustn't speak too soon.,..
One worrying thing is that the deaths globally are now starting to climb again. They're about to cross the 900,000 boundary while infections are 27.3m.
The Covid death toll has started to climb. As we approach 30m confirmed cases globally, the death toll has started accelerating towards a million. Today we hear that in France, the Marseilles hospital IC unit (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54151281) is close to capacity.
In other news, my old Mum is imprisoned in a Llandudno care home, and even the pitiful outside visits we have been allowed, were stopped three days ago due to a member of staff testing positive.
However, after four days, the lockdown is over, as it turned out to be a false positive. Phew!
This phrase is worrying:
"If growth continues unchecked, he said one scenario is that we could see 50,000 cases a day by mid-October, leading to 200-plus deaths a day by mid-November. Less than 8 per cent of people have likely been infected so far, Whitty said, meaning most people are still vulnerable."
Global serious infections have reached 32,586,171Reading yesterday how bad India is coping, approx 1,000 daily deaths, (Sep 10th 1283) hospitals unable to cope, their best hope is a vaccine, and I believe the are already trying/testing the Chinese treatment.
Global deaths stand at 989,380.
I'm pleased that we don't seem to have seen a threatened second wave. Mustn't speak too soon.,..
If you can get one, a 'flu vaccination is probably an important choice.
I'm pleased that we don't seem to have seen a threatened second wave. Mustn't speak too soon.,..
Well, we did get a reprieve. But it appears that things are becoming more worrying again. The looming 'flu and cold season is almost upon us, and the symptoms for all three diseases are similar. If you can get one, a
'flu vaccination is probably an important choice.
One consolation is that the world has never been better placed to deal with this pandemic.
The mapping feature was added to the daily update provided by health officials to present data broken down beyond the standard local authority areas, which does not show how individual communities compare.
The mapping feature was added to the daily update provided by health officials to present data broken down beyond the standard local authority areas, which does not show how individual communities compare.Can you put a link in to that page please Steve?
It might be instructive to know how many cases are admitted to hospital. They don't seem to provide this information. Could be the figures are quite low reflecting high incidence of vaccination.
As we approach a worldwide death toll of at least 5m, and in reality nearer12m, it's worth reading this article about how cruise ship companies (https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2020-zaandam-pariah-ship/) got it completely and utterly wrong in June last year.
I think it's important we stress this:
those who've been fully vaccinated have a 90% less chance of even spreading the disease, let alone catching it.
Vaccination is saving lives: thousands and thousands of them.
Side effects are extremely rare.
We don't have any misinformation regarding Covid -19 or vaccination on this site but the anti-social network Facebook is full of it, in more ways than one.
They track published studies, Fester; which are peer-reviewed, mostly by peers looking to disprove them :)
More depressingly the world is now nudging the five million deaths mark. And they represent only reported deaths; the Economist and Lancet estimate the true total is probably nearer fifteen million.
More depressingly the world is now nudging the five million deaths mark. And they represent only reported deaths; the Economist and Lancet estimate the true total is probably nearer fifteen million.
... and in that same 20 month period, something like 30 million people have died globally, from smoking related diseases.
I would very much like the authorities in this world to go to the same extremes to prevent that from happening. Banning smoking, stopping production, etc...etc....
If the governments of this world are so keen to protect us, then let’s turn our attention to this one!