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[Ian]

For those who think dealing with this should not be a political matter:

Coronavirus: Highest daily UK cases since June on day government fails to publish data

Confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the UK have risen to the highest daily total since mid-June, breaching an official government threshold.

Ministers failed to publish data last night – blaming “technical difficulties” – but the figure of 1,148 was mysteriously posted on a separate website, for the 24 hours to 9am on Tuesday.

It is the highest since there were 1,221 new daily infections on 21 June. The Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC) has raised the alarm over any figure above 1,000.

In May, the centre set keeping the caseload below 1,000 confirmed infections a day was a key target it believed must be met if “flare-ups” of coronavirus are to be avoided.

The Department of Health and Social Care is playing down the significance of the ceiling, insisting there are still “low levels of disease compared to the start of the pandemic”.

But Christina Pagel, of the Independent Sage group of scientists, said Boris Johnson must set out if he would be changing strategy, as infections rise again.

“The JBC set 1,000 cases a day as a warning threshold – but we don't know what action is meant to be taken on the back of it, or why they picked 1,000,” said the research professor at University, “Mr Johnson has said opening schools a priority but he hasn't given any detail of what that means in terms of policy, nor any indication that they are trying to drive down cases before schools open in England.”

There is growing criticism of declining transparency about the Covid picture, over the summer months, with parliament shut down and the once-daily press conferences abandoned.

[SteveH]

Five more coronavirus cases have been recorded in North Wales over the past 24 hours.

A total of 15 people tested positive for the virus across the whole of Wales in that period.

The Public Health Wales daily update means 17,499 people have now tested positive for the disease although the actual number is likely to be much higher.

There were no new deaths recorded over the last 24 hours.

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board [BCUHB], which accounts for 22% of the Welsh population, has the highest death toll in Wales with 412 of the country's 1,586 confirmed suspected deaths, since the outbreak began.

BCUHB said there had been no new confirmed coronavirus cases at Wrexham Maelor Hospital in the last five days, after an outbreak took place there.

Here is the full list of coronavirus cases across Wales
Betsi Cadwaladr: 5 new cases - total 4,719
Anglesey: No new cases - total 461
Conwy: Two new cases - total 727
Denbighshire: One new case - total 810
Flintshire: No new cases - total 753
Gwynedd: One new case - total 599
Wrexham: One new case - total 1,369                                        REF DP


PHW
Conwy
Cases:       727 confirmed
Testing episodes:       12,383  (10,565 per 100,000)
Positivity*:       5.9%

BCUHB
674.6 confirmed cases per 100,000 population

Cases:       4,719 confirmed
Testing episodes:       72,870  (10,417 per 100,000)
Positivity*:       6.5%

[SteveH]

Another six coronavirus cases have been recorded in North Wales over the past 24 hours.
A total of 18 people tested positive for the virus across the whole of Wales in that period.

The Public Health Wales daily update means 17,516 people have now tested positive for the disease although the actual number is likely to be much higher.

There were no new deaths recorded over the last 24 hours

Here is the full list of coronavirus cases across Wales
Betsi Cadwaladr: 6 new cases - total 4,725
Anglesey : No new cases - total 461
Conwy : No new cases - total 727
Denbighshire : One new case - total 811
Flintshire : One new case - total 754
Gwynedd : No new cases - total 599
Wrexham : Four new cases - total 1,373               ref DP


PHW
Conwy
620.3 confirmed cases per 100,000 population

Cases:       727 confirmed
Testing episodes:       12,526  (10,687 per 100,000)
Positivity*:       5.8%

BCUHB
675.4 confirmed cases per 100,000 population

Cases:       4,725 confirmed
Testing episodes:       73,554  (10,514 per 100,000)
Positivity*:       6.4%

[Ian]

Globally, the death toll has now exceeded three quarters of a million;  infections are at 21,240,300.

[SteveH]

Globally, the death toll has now exceeded three quarters of a million;  infections are at 21,240,300.

Reading the BBC news article "Is the world winning the pandemic fight?" one comment stood out.............

Dr Margaret Harris, from the WHO says, "while this is a single pandemic, it is not one single story. The impact of Covid-19 is different around the world and it is easy to blind yourself to the reality beyond your own country.

But one fact unites everyone, whether they make their home in the Amazon rainforest, the skyscrapers of Singapore or the late-summer streets of the UK: this is a virus that thrives on close human contact. The more we come together, the easier it will spread. That is as true today as when the virus first emerged in China.

This central tenet explains the situation wherever you are in the world and dictates what the future will look like."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-53694982

[SteveH]

Saturday's figures.....
PHW
Conwy
621.1 confirmed cases per 100,000 population

Cases:       728 confirmed
Testing episodes:       12,670  (10,810 per 100,000)
Positivity*:       5.7%

BCUHB
677.1 confirmed cases per 100,000 population

Cases:       4,737 confirmed
Testing episodes:       74,271  (10,617 per 100,000)
Positivity*:       6.4%


Todays Figures.....

TEN new cases of coronavirus have been reported across North Wales, health chiefs have said.

Public Health Wales announced on Sunday that 18 new cases of the virus have been reported across Wales.

Of the 10 new cases reported in the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board area, there were; five in Wrexham, two in Denbighshire, two in Flintshire and one in Gwynedd.

No new cases were reported in Conwy or on Anglesey.

The total number of cases recorded so far per county are as follows: 1,382 in Wrexham, 813 in Denbighshire, 758 in Flintshire, 728 in Conwy, 604 in Gwynedd and 462 on Anglesey.

It was also confirmed on Sunday that the total number of deaths reported to Public Health Wales in the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board area was 415 - up by two on the previous day.            ref Pioneer


PHW
Conwy
621.1 confirmed cases per 100,000 population

Cases:       728 confirmed
Testing episodes:       12,823  (10,941 per 100,000)
Positivity*:       5.7%

BCUHB
678.6 confirmed cases per 100,000 population

Cases:       4,747 confirmed
Testing episodes:       75,139  (10,741 per 100,000)
Positivity*:       6.3%

[SteveH]

PHW
Conwy
621.1 confirmed cases per 100,000 population

Cases:       728 confirmed
Testing episodes:       12,922  (11,025 per 100,000)
Positivity*:       5.6%

BCUHB
679.3 confirmed cases per 100,000 population

Cases:       4,752 confirmed
Testing episodes:       75,818  (10,838 per 100,000)
Positivity*:       6.3%

[SteveH]

Eight new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in North Wales - but no further deaths have been reported.

Public Health Wales today recorded 24 new cases across the country - with four in Wrexham, two in Denbighshire, with one each in Flintshire and Anglesey.

No further deaths in Wales were recorded in figures released on Tuesday.

The total number of people who have tested positive for the disease in Wales is now 17,599, although the true number is likely to be much higher.

The total number of deaths in Wales remains at 1,589, with 415 of them in North Wales.


PHW
Conwy
621.1 confirmed cases per 100,000 population

Cases:       728 confirmed
Testing episodes:       13,035  (11,122 per 100,000)
Positivity*:       5.6%

BCUHB
680.4 confirmed cases per 100,000 population

Cases:       4,760 confirmed
Testing episodes:       76,559  (10,944 per 100,000)
Positivity*:       6.2%

[SteveH]

Eight new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in North Wales - but no further deaths have been reported.

Public Health Wales today recorded 21 new cases across the country - with one in Wrexham, one in Conwy, and two each in Anglesey, Gwynedd and Denbighshire.

No further deaths in Wales were recorded in figures released on Wednesday.
The total number of people who have tested positive for the disease in Wales is now 17,620 although the true number is likely to be much higher.
The total number of deaths in Wales remains at 1,589, with 415 of them in North Wales.  ref DP


PHW
Conwy
622.0 confirmed cases per 100,000 population

Cases:       729 confirmed
Testing episodes:       13,172  (11,239 per 100,000)
Positivity*:       5.5%

BCUHB
681.6 confirmed cases per 100,000 population

Cases:       4,768 confirmed
Testing episodes:       77,348  (11,057 per 100,000)
Positivity*:       6.2%

[SteveH]

Eight new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in North Wales - but no further deaths have been reported.

Public Health Wales today recorded 19 new cases across the country - including cases in Anglesey, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Wrexham and Denbighshire.

No further deaths in Wales were recorded in figures released on Wednesday.

The Welsh Government has announced £32m worth of funding to speed up testing and create 160 new jobs.

The total number of people who have tested positive for the disease in Wales is now 17,639 although the true number is likely to be much higher.

The total number of deaths in Wales remains at 1,589, with 415 of them in North Wales.       ref DP


PHW
Conwy
622.9 confirmed cases per 100,000 population

Cases:       730 confirmed
Testing episodes:       13,348  (11,389 per 100,000)
Positivity*:       5.5%

BCUHB
682.7 confirmed cases per 100,000 population

Cases:       4,776 confirmed
Testing episodes:       78,370  (11,203 per 100,000)
Positivity*:       6.1%

[SteveH]

Three new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in North Wales - but no further deaths have been reported.
Public Health Wales today recorded 34 new cases across the country - including cases in Anglesey, Flintshire and Gwynedd.

No further deaths in Wales were recorded in figures released today (August 21). This means the total number of deaths in Wales remains at 1,589, with 415 of them in North Wales.

Public Health Wales says 301,016 individuals have been tested with 283,343 negative results.
Here is the full list of coronavirus cases across Wales
Betsi Cadwaladr: Three new cases - total 4,779
Anglesey: One new case - total 466
Conwy: No new cases - total 730
Denbighshire: No new cases - total 818
Flintshire: One new case - total 763
Gwynedd: One new case - total 609
Wrexham: No new cases - total 1,393

PHW
Conwy
622.9 confirmed cases per 100,000 population

Cases:       730 confirmed
Testing episodes:       13,541  (11,553 per 100,000)
Positivity*:       5.4%

BCUHB
683.1 confirmed cases per 100,000 population

Cases:       4,779 confirmed
Testing episodes:       79,193  (11,320 per 100,000)
Positivity*:       6.0%

[SteveH]

LATEST figures from health officials show how coronavirus in North Wales continues to spread.

Eight of the 34 new cases of coronavirus acquired as of August 22 came from North Wales – specifically five in Gwynedd, two from Wrexham and one from Flintshire.

Headline data for Wales shows that as of today – Saturday – just under 17,710 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Wales and the current number of deaths currently stands at 1,590.             ref Pioneer


PHW
Conwy
622.9 confirmed cases per 100,000 population

Cases:       730 confirmed
Testing episodes:       13,676  (11,669 per 100,000)
Positivity*:       5.3%

BCUHB
684.3 confirmed cases per 100,000 population

Cases:       4,787 confirmed
Testing episodes:       80,015  (11,438 per 100,000)
Positivity*:       6.0%

[SteveH]

LATEST figures from health officials show how coronavirus in North Wales continues to slowly spread.

Three of the 20 new cases of coronavirus acquired as of August 23 came from North Wales – specifically two from Flintshire and one from Wrexham.

The highest concentration of today’s cases once again came from the Cardiff area – with 11 positive cases in the confirmed in the last 24 hours.

Both of the latests hospital patients who died as a result of the virus were under the care of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) according to the latest release.

To date, BCUHB – the largest health board in Wales – has confirmed 417 people have lost their life to COVID-19.

Headline data for Wales shows that as of today – Sunday – just under 17,730 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Wales and the current number of deaths currently stands at 1,592.                                  ref Pioneer


PHW
Conwy
622.9 confirmed cases per 100,000 population

Cases:       730 confirmed
Testing episodes:       13,799  (11,774 per 100,000)
Positivity*:       5.3%
BCUHB
684.7 confirmed cases per 100,000 population

Cases:       4,790 confirmed
Testing episodes:       80,714  (1(11,538 per 100,000)
Positivity*:       5.9%

[SteveH]

PHW
Conwy
623.7 confirmed cases per 100,000 population

Cases:       731 confirmed
Testing episodes:       13,884  (11,846 per 100,000)
Positivity*:       5.3%

BCUHB
685.3 confirmed cases per 100,000 population

Cases:       4,794 confirmed
Testing episodes:       81,507  (11,651 per 100,000)
Positivity*:       5.9%

[SteveH]

Ten new cases of coronavirus have been reported across North Wales, it has been confirmed.

Public Health Wales announced on Tuesday that 28 new cases of the virus have been reported across Wales.

Of the new cases reported in the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board area, there was; one on Anglesey, one in Denbighshire, two in Flintshire, four in Gwynedd and two in Wrexham. No new cases were reported in Conwy.

The number of cases in each county to date is as follows: 1,400 in Wrexham, 820 in Denbighshire, 768 in Flintshire, 731 in Conwy, 618 in Gwynedd and 467 on Anglesey.

The total number of deaths reported to Public Health Wales in the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board area is 418.  ref Pioneer


PHW
Conwy
623.7 confirmed cases per 100,000 population

Cases:       731 confirmed
Testing episodes:       14,153  (12,076 per 100,000)
Positivity*:       5.2%

BCUHB
686.7 confirmed cases per 100,000 population

Cases:       4,804 confirmed
Testing episodes:       82,668  (11,817 per 100,000)
Positivity*:       5.8%