Covid19 Part XVII-24,841 in ROI (1,639 deaths) 4,679 in NI (518 deaths)(28/05)Read OP

Charles Babbage wrote: »

How do you know there weren't another dozen who had the virus and didn't let on but who gave it to a customer nonetheless?

Yes, they are infecting all the customers, while remaining asymptomatic themselves, while also ensuring that hospitalisations remain low.

normanoffside wrote: »

https://www.thejournal.ie/tony-holohan-community-transmission-5102798-May2020/

“WE HAVE EFFECTIVELY” extinguished Covid-19 from the community, according to Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan.

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

Unless you were tested you wouldn't know you had the virus. Considering the self isolation payment of €350 would be on a par with average Supermarket pay I couldn't see someone willingly passing on the virus if they knew they were infected. You'll just have to accept that Supermarkets are fairly safe.

That would require acceptance that it's not all doom and gloom and terror.

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Eighth straight day without a case in Sligo, up to 5 for Kerry.

wadacrack wrote: »

Thats not the case.

https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/f1a35-statement-from-the-national-public-health-emergency-team-sunday-24-may/

Eh yes it is, read the first few lines
"As of 11am Sunday 24 May the HPSC has been notified of 57 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 24,639 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland."

The stats regarding percentages etc which are all below are as of as of Friday. Note the difference in totals.
"The data from the HPSC, as of midnight, Friday 22 May (24,569 cases), reveals:"

timsey tiger wrote: »

This idea that our numbers drop over the weekend, is just a lazy assertion prob. based on some other countries reporting. It is not reflected in out stats over the period of the out break.

The only figure of ours that tends to differ at weekends is deaths due to the manner in which our reporting system operates. Tuesday’s death figure is usually the one to go by.

timsey tiger wrote: »

This idea that our numbers drop over the weekend, is just a lazy assertion prob. based on some other countries reporting. It is not reflected in out stats over the period of the out break.

It better to look at averages over the past 7 days when the sunday and weekend numbers come out, todays 7 day averages is 77.6 , last sunday was 116.8, sunday before that was 161.6.

Based on the assumption the regression of the virus is going to have a long tail, current trend shows 5 new cases per day and 1 death per day by end of June. If this actually comes to fruition given the easing of restrictions it would be great news.

The travel abroad mode of transmission is back up to 3%, having fallen to 2% the last time I noticed it. Is there any info on what the current proportion of cases are acquired abroad (maybe our fourth estate have asked :rolleyes:)?

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

https://twitter.com/higginsdavidw/status/1264601680320040968

Is this what has replaced the hurling this year?
Ill take it,
Up the deise:)

When is the meeting between NPHET and the government?

ACitizenErased wrote: »

The only figure of ours that tends to differ at weekends is deaths due to the manner in which our reporting system operates. Tuesday’s death figure is usually the one to go by.

Really, looking at the 10 completed Thursday through Monday cycles, since the mid March, five have shown the average of the Sat/Sun figures to be less than the Fri - Mon averages.

I've sourced my data here
https://data.gov.ie/dataset/covidstatisticsprofilehpscirelandopendata

Looking from April on it is 4 out of 7. I'd hardly call 4 out of 7 that significant.

giveitholly wrote: »

I know it's a sunday but great to see a figure of 50 deaths in Italy,still 50 too many,how come these figures are not posted here religiously like they were every day at 5pm when the figures were up around 800/900?

Sure why would anyone post good news?

I've seen certain posters say they post "relevant" news yet they've posted feck all from Italy/Spain/New York for weeks.

Evidently only the bad and scary news is relevant.

Why have hotels and restaurants not joined forces to take a court case against the restrictions? I'm sure they'd mount a better challenge than Waters and O'Doherty did.