Sixteen thousand four hundred and thirty-eight people were admitted to hospital with Covid in the last 7 days, just 33 more than the previous seven days. On the 8thApril there were 20,051 people in hospital, nearly 300 less than last Friday. And over 500 less than a week ago. I wonder what the average numberContinue reading “April 11 2022”
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April 8 2022
According to the Government web site, the number of tests done in the UK in the week ending today was only 3,629,2226. Over a million less than in the previous week. Of those tests 333k were positive. 184 thousand less than the week before. We know just by looking around us that these figures areContinue reading “April 8 2022”
April 6 2022
I am now convinced that we have been too hasty in stopping testing for Covid. I understand the costs they were incurring, but with the financial hardships due to the fuel crisis, many in the population will not be able to afford them and will just ignore their infection risk to others and go toContinue reading “April 6 2022”
April 4 2022
Today we are reminded there is a Covid Crisis, a Ukraine Crisis and a Climate Change Crisis. In which order would you place them in terms of its impact on your current and future life on this planet? The answer will I think very much depend on how old you are, where you live andContinue reading “April 4 2022”
March 30 2022
A 5% total drop in the number of tests done in the last 7 days, continues the trend which began on Monday of this week, it’s a drop of 5% compared with a drop of 3% on Monday. The number testing positive has followed the trend with a drop of 44,000 compared with the previousContinue reading “March 30 2022”
April 1 2022
Covid levels today are reported to be at the highest levels since the pandemic began. We probably all know friends and family currently infected. There was no mention of Covid in the first 10 minutes of the news tonight, neither was there any mention of the humanitarian efforts in Southern Ukraine where thousands are stillContinue reading “April 1 2022”
March 28 2022
For the first time for 20 days the number of Covid tests done in the previous week has dropped, this week’s total 5,023,854 is over 113,000 less than the week before. Of course, if you do less tests, you will get fewer positive results. In the last 7 days 587,721 have tested positive. That isContinue reading “March 28 2022”
March 25 2022
We come to the end of another week with the weekly number of tests standing at well over 5 million and having grown by 101,000 in the last 7 days. Around 600,000 tests have been positive in this last week. That is 47,000 more than the week before. A rise of 8.5%. The positive rateContinue reading “March 25 2022”
March 23 2022
Exactly two years ago today our Prime Minister spoke to us all saying “You must stay at home.” It seems a long time ago. At that stage there were no vaccines and no antivirals. We were just beginning to understand what coming out of the EU would mean for us. Today, two years later, WeContinue reading “March 23 2022”
March 21 2022
The relentless increase in new covid infections continues here, and in many other parts of the world. At the beginning of March we were seeing just 232,000 new cases a week. Today three weeks later the figure is 607,737 in the last 7 days. The positive rate is now 831.8/100,000 of the population. 5,136, 875Continue reading “March 21 2022”
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