Covid-19 Kerry

An Ciarraioch

Still 6 cases today, but the 14-day incidence is now 23rd nationwide, with only Wicklow, Galway and Wexford better:

https://twitter.com/ZaraKing/status/1330205183574495237

jimmytwotimes 2013

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

Still 6 cases today, but the 14-day incidence is now 23rd nationwide, with only Wicklow, Galway and Wexford better:

https://twitter.com/ZaraKing/status/1330205183574495237

That's much better

ejmaztec

E mac wrote: »

Wow...problems there regardless of Covid.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/all-but-one-of-24-residents-at-kerry-nursing-home-test-positive-for-covid-1.4415102

It seems they got a mention in 2018 as well. Whoops.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30868328.html

An Ciarraioch

Fewer than <5 cases today, and the number recorded in the last 14 days falls from 106 to 91:

An Ciarraioch

Cases slightly up today, but the overall decline continues:

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1330932863731179520

An Ciarraioch

Fewer than five cases today:

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1331294113094885379

Ciarrai76

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

Fewer than five cases today:

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1331294113094885379

good to see cases get so low here again!

An Ciarraioch

The weekly local area figures should be a lot lower tomorrow:

Paul Weller

Numbers moving sideways... people are sick and tired of restrictions, wet pubs won't be allowed open before Christmas.... restaurant and pubs with food will open in a few weeks....nobody will pay any attention to the 6 people per household over Christmas, housepartys etc...and by the middle of January the above stats will make for horrific reading

TigerTim

Paul Weller wrote: »

Numbers moving sideways... people are sick and tired of restrictions, wet pubs won't be allowed open before Christmas.... restaurant and pubs with food will open in a few weeks....nobody will pay any attention to the 6 people per household over Christmas, housepartys etc...and by the middle of January the above stats will make for horrific reading

Think your correct there - 6 per household or 3 households wont matter to a lot. Not sure what the regs are. I saw slabs of drink etc been taken to 2 different apartments last weekend for parties. Reckon we could be in a bad place again come January.

T.

JohnGreenFan

I think a lot of people will expect level 5 restrictions to come back in again in January or February and will take this opportunity to ignore the restrictions and visit whoever they want at christmas to have a semi-normal christmas.

Paul Weller

JohnGreenFan wrote: »

I think a lot of people will expect level 5 restrictions to come back in again in January or February and will take this opportunity to ignore the restrictions and visit whoever they want at christmas to have a semi-normal christmas.

Exactly, this Christmas, I think we'll have the housewives dancing around the kitchen

An Ciarraioch

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

LEA Rates:

Listowel 107 (-9) 373.2 per 100,000
Corca Dhuibhne <5 cases (N/A) N/A
Tralee 24 (-3) 72.6 per 100,000
Killarney 25 (-6) 84.4 per 100,000
Castleisland 8 (-5) 46.7 per 100,000
Kenmare 15 (-3) 59.9 per 100,000

So, apart from Listowel, the rest of the county seems under control.

Today's LEA figures:

Listowel 31 (-76) 108.1 per 100,000
Tralee 20 (-4) 60.5 per 100,000
Corca Dhuibhne 5 (+?) 35.3 per 100,000
Castleisland 7 (-1) 40.8 per 100,000
Killarney 17 (-8) 57.4 per 100,000
Kenmare 9 (-6) 35.9 per 100,000

Listowel's decline being particularly dramatic.

An Ciarraioch

Pretty much as you were:

Rows Grower

Paul Weller wrote: »

Exactly, this Christmas, I think we'll have the housewives dancing around the kitchen

It wouldn't feel like Christmas without it.

An Ciarraioch

Daily cases remain stubbornly at 5:

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1332380628910796800

kn

Paul Weller wrote: »

Numbers moving sideways... people are sick and tired of restrictions, wet pubs won't be allowed open before Christmas.... restaurant and pubs with food will open in a few weeks....nobody will pay any attention to the 6 people per household over Christmas, housepartys etc...and by the middle of January the above stats will make for horrific reading

Pretty inevitable that house parties are going to take off like the clappers come next weekend. I wonder if the pub trade will ever recover from a lost Christmas/New Year. People are going to start getting used to drinking in the house, maybe install a mini bar. It could really be the death knell for the pub trade.

An Ciarraioch

After a fair reduction in the last week, we appear to have stalled now:

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1332737250703122434

An Ciarraioch

A big fall today - the 14 day incidence is down by nearly 7, and the number of cases in that period has dropped by 10:

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1333099188679303170

amdaley28

With things opening up I wonder how long that will last ?

Paul Weller

amdaley28 wrote: »

With things opening up I wonder how long that will last ?

End of January I would guess there will be a lockdown... vaccine is due to arrive February or so....could be our last lockdown if that's the case

wonga77

Not to sound like a smartass or anything but has the normal flu disappeared? You know the regular normal flu that we or our kids get every other winter. Is it just covid or nothing these days?

JohnGreenFan

wonga77 wrote: »

Not to sound like a smartass or anything but has the normal flu disappeared? You know the regular normal flu that we or our kids get every other winter. Is it just covid or nothing these days?

https://twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/1332713072490926082?s=20

Presumably with the vaccines and less social interaction.

Boom__Boom

Paul Weller wrote: »

End of January I would guess there will be a lockdown... vaccine is due to arrive February or so....could be our last lockdown if that's the case

Current plan is in the quoted bit.

From 7 January, the measures put in place prior to 18 December will apply, subject to ongoing review of the trajectory of the virus.

I'd be fairly surprised though if it isn't back to Level 5 from January 7th.

If I had to bet I would say it would be a minimum 4 week lockdown.

https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/ad569-level-3/#measures-in-place-from-18-december

gzoladz

Boom__Boom wrote: »

Current plan is in the quoted bit.



I'd be fairly surprised though if it isn't back to Level 5 from January 7th.

If I had to bet I would say it would be a minimum 4 week lockdown.

https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/ad569-level-3/#measures-in-place-from-18-december

+1

xxyyzz

wonga77 wrote: »

Not to sound like a smartass or anything but has the normal flu disappeared? You know the regular normal flu that we or our kids get every other winter. Is it just covid or nothing these days?

Some people seem to mix up the flu with a normal headcold. A proper full-on flu will have you in bed for up to 2 week and most people don't get it every other winter. I got it 3 years ago and since then I've gotten the flu vaccination every year. There's no way I'm going through that again. It makes me smile when the anti-vaccers claim that covid is "only" like the flu, anyone who says that has not had the flu.

Ciarrai76

xxyyzz wrote: »

Some people seem to mix up the flu with a normal headcold. A proper full-on flu will have you in bed for up to 2 week and most people don't get it every other winter. I got it 3 years ago and since then I've gotten the flu vaccination every year. There's no way I'm going through that again. It makes me smile when the anti-vaccers claim that covid is "only" like the flu, anyone who says that has not had the flu.

I had the flu once, when I was 19 and I haven't had one since (now 44!). Never had the vaccine either, but that's not to say I won't ever. I also think its gas when people say they have the flu when its just a bad head cold. You wouldn't be out of your bed if it was the flu! You never forget what its like to have a flu, so you definitely know the difference! I remember it well as I was just home from Uni for Christmas and came down with the the day after I got home. I was in bed for half of my Christmas break!


There won't be as many people catching the flu this year with all the social distancing etc. Which is a good thing!

An Ciarraioch

The decline continues:

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1333470571724726277

An Ciarraioch

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1333836171185623042

Ciarrai76

How is it 5 again? strange that it seems to be stuck on that figure all the time!