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I am often being told on radio and TV that the number of Covid related
deaths and IIRC hospital admissions is reducing. But no one mentions that the daily number of people tested positive for Covid is leveling off at higher level than last April. Why might this be? https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/cases -- Michael Chare |
Daily Covid data
Michael Chare wrote:
the daily number of people tested positive for Covid is leveling off at higher level than last April. Why might this be? Because more or less the only people getting tests last April were people being admitted to hospital? i.e. huge numbers of positives were missed back then. |
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Michael Chare wrote: I am often being told on radio and TV that the number of Covid related deaths and IIRC hospital admissions is reducing. But no one mentions that the daily number of people tested positive for Covid is leveling off at higher level than last April. Because a lot more people are being tested now? -- *It's lonely at the top, but you eat better. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Michael Chare explained :
I am often being told on radio and TV that the number of Covid related deaths and IIRC hospital admissions is reducing. But no one mentions that the daily number of people tested positive for Covid is leveling off at higher level than last April. Simple, many more people are being tested, so more being found to be positive. |
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Michael Chare wrote: I am often being told on radio and TV that the number of Covid related deaths and IIRC hospital admissions is reducing. But no one mentions that the daily number of people tested positive for Covid is leveling off at higher level than last April. Why might this be? Perhaps there's much more testing -- from KT24 in Surrey, England "I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle |
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"Michael Chare" wrote in message ... I am often being told on radio and TV that the number of Covid related deaths and IIRC hospital admissions is reducing. But no one mentions that the daily number of people tested positive for Covid is leveling off at higher level than last April. Why might this be? Because they are testing a lot more now than they were then. https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/cases |
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On 23/02/2021 17:57, Michael Chare wrote:
I am often being told on radio and TV that the number of Covid related deaths and IIRC hospital admissions is reducing. But no one mentions that the daily number of people tested positive for Covid is leveling off at higher level than last April. Why might this be? https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/cases Another explanation is the vaccination program which keeps those otherwise hospitalised out of hospital. |
Daily Covid data
On 23/02/2021 17:57, Michael Chare wrote:
I am often being told on radio and TV that the number of Covid related deaths and IIRC hospital admissions is reducing. But no one mentions that the daily number of people tested positive for Covid is leveling off at higher level than last April. Why might this be? https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/cases Test coverage will be part of it. However the current dominant strain is more transmissible, making the task of reducing the infection rate harder. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On 23/02/2021 17:57, Michael Chare wrote:
I am often being told on radio and TV that the number of Covid related deaths and IIRC hospital admissions is reducing. But no one mentions that the daily number of people tested positive for Covid is leveling off at higher level than last April. Last April they were only testing people who were admitted to hospital *and* had one of the two approved symptoms of Covid. ie. fever, cough. Why might this be? https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/cases It isn't levelling off as such it is just that the daily decrease is on average only about 5% lower and with a significant weekend bias. They are still roughly on target to be below 1000 cases/day by the end of March provided that the big bang school restart doesn't screw it up. I view that as a potentially serious mistake. Primary schools are unlikely to cause much additional community transmission but secondary schools are very different and may well be troublesome. It will be interesting to see if Scotland makes a better fist of it. -- Regards, Martin Brown |
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charles wrote: In article , Michael Chare wrote: I am often being told on radio and TV that the number of Covid related deaths and IIRC hospital admissions is reducing. But no one mentions that the daily number of people tested positive for Covid is leveling off at higher level than last April. Why might this be? Perhaps there's much more testing Didn't Trump say there'd be less cases if they tested less? -- *Thank you. We're all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Well because people are being tested more now than they were last year. The
true level of infection back then was unknown as it had not been appreciated how many people were infectious but did not show many symptoms at all. Brian -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "Michael Chare" wrote in message ... I am often being told on radio and TV that the number of Covid related deaths and IIRC hospital admissions is reducing. But no one mentions that the daily number of people tested positive for Covid is leveling off at higher level than last April. Why might this be? https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/cases -- Michael Chare |
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On 24/02/2021 10:23, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
Well because people are being tested more now than they were last year. The true level of infection back then was unknown as it had not been appreciated how many people were infectious but did not show many symptoms at all. Brian It's also reported that even now people with symptoms are not coming forward for the test because it identifies them as needing self isolation resulting in loss of earnings. -- mailto : news {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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