Covid19 Part XIX-25,802 in ROI (1,753 deaths) 5,859 in NI (556 deaths) (21/07)Read OP

ACitizenErased · 05-07-2020 05:24PM

0 deaths

18 new cases

podgeandrodge · 05-07-2020 05:24PM

s1ippy wrote: »

You can behave away all you want but if your well-behaved group is in the wrong place at the wrong time and a person with the virus coughs or sneezes near you (which is very possible at any moment you're out; it's a regular occurrence with allergies flaring up at this time of year, smokers around the place etc) you may inhale the droplets of the virus without knowing and pick this up. Outdoor transmission is rare but not impossible and all it takes is to be unlucky one time.

And this will happen forevermore as long as the virus exists no? So it's something that has to be lived with.

s1ippy wrote: »

"Oh but the virus is at very low levels"

As always, there's no real way of knowing what levels the virus is at, because we're not doing testing of groups within the population and because it spreads asymptomatically with ease.

So CMO recently said “That is not to say that there are not some cases, but we have effectively extinguished it, which was the strategy from the very start. We have it down to a very, very low level. We don’t have widespread community transmission." You don't accept his position I take it?

I would broadly accept it, because notwithstanding your references to asymptomatic transmission happening "with ease", we'd have a lot more hospitalizations if that were really the case right now. And we are hopefully ready to do proper contact tracing if there are any flare ups.

Gael23 · 05-07-2020 05:25PM

No deaths and 18 cases.
With usual Sunday caution

Eod100 · 05-07-2020 05:28PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

0 deaths

18 new cases

Good news about no deaths. Any day nobody passes away from this awful illness is a good day

ACitizenErased · 05-07-2020 05:28PM

18 cases with 8000 daily tests is quite impressive

Ficheall · 05-07-2020 05:33PM

polesheep wrote: »

admonishing young people who are trying to salvage a part of their lives that is all too fleeting

Hang on, what?

- Don't take the piss in the pubs, and if you go abroad somewhere sketchy, stay at home for two weeks when you get back.

- Help, help, I'm being repressed!

branie2 · 05-07-2020 05:34PM

Cases may be up today, but thankfully there are no deaths

is_that_so · 05-07-2020 05:39PM

branie2 wrote: »

Cases may be up today, but thankfully there are no deaths

Agreed but positivity rates are tiny at this stage. Some of that care home testing may also be feeding into the numbers.

mloc123 · 05-07-2020 05:48PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

18 cases with 8000 daily tests is quite impressive

Any context been given for the big increase in daily testing? I *assume* they are hitting all hospital staff, nursing homes etc... Again?

An Ciarraioch · 05-07-2020 05:50PM

County cases as of 3rd of July:

Cork +1
Dublin +6
Kildare +2
Limerick +1
Meath +1

Away With The Fairies · 05-07-2020 05:50PM

Blood group may play a factor in severity. Just ordered a home testing kit. I hope I get good results.

ChelseaRentBoy · 05-07-2020 05:52PM

Cases up again.

iamwhoiam · 05-07-2020 05:53PM

Good news with playgrounds open and children playing together and seeing grandparents again that it doesn’t seem to have increased the numbers . Great news for the kids

Eod100 · 05-07-2020 05:53PM

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

Blood group may play a factor in severity. Just ordered a home testing kit. I hope I get good results.

What sort of testing kit out of curiosity?

JJayoo · 05-07-2020 05:54PM

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

County cases as of 3rd of July:

Cork +1
Dublin +6
Kildare +2
Limerick +1
Meath +1

Where can you find the individual county breakdown of numbers?

Plumbthedepths · 05-07-2020 05:54PM

ChelseaRentBoy wrote: »

Cases up again.

0 deaths from Covid today, just saying.

ACitizenErased · 05-07-2020 05:55PM

Analysis of cases as of midnight Friday 3rd July - 25,509 cases (+11)
Healthcare Workers +1
Clusters +14

Age Range Affected
0-4 +1 - 174
5-14 No Change - 329
15-24 No Change - 1901
25-34 +2 - 4289
35-44 +3 - 4488
45-54 +4 - 4580
55-64 +1 - 3255
65+ No Change - 6371

Cases by County
Cork +1 - 1541
Dublin +6 - 12270
Kildare +2 - 1494
Limerick +1 - 587
Meath +1 - 809

Getting these numbers without the press release was a tough one so they may not be 100% accurate

Away With The Fairies · 05-07-2020 05:55PM

Eod100 wrote: »

What sort of testing kit out of curiosity?

Eldoncard testing

is_that_so · 05-07-2020 05:55PM

mloc123 wrote: »

Any context been given for the big increase in daily testing? I *assume* they are hitting all hospital staff, nursing homes etc... Again?

They have been begging people to get tested over the last couple of weeks for the smallest symptom so there's likely to be a big batch of hypochondriacs in there too.

Always_Running · 05-07-2020 05:56PM

By my count weekly cases was 91 from 35,252 tests. Its the 3rd week in a row to have weekly cases under 100.

We had 11 deaths this week half the amount of deaths compared to last week hopefully we can get the death count close to zero next week.

ACitizenErased · 05-07-2020 05:56PM

mloc123 wrote: »

Any context been given for the big increase in daily testing? I *assume* they are hitting all hospital staff, nursing homes etc... Again?

Mass nursing home/residential care testing yes + you can get a test if you ask your doctor

stephenjmcd · 05-07-2020 05:57PM

mloc123 wrote: »

Any context been given for the big increase in daily testing? I *assume* they are hitting all hospital staff, nursing homes etc... Again?

Yup mass testing of healthcare staff in nursing homes started up again about a week ago. 1 test a week for 4 weeks is what I've heard.

Apart from that if you go to the GP with even a sniffle they appear to be offering referals for tests.

cnocbui · 05-07-2020 05:58PM

Renjit wrote: »

You are shifting the goalposts now.

Oh do please explain how you think I did that.

Polar101 · 05-07-2020 05:59PM

mloc123 wrote: »

Any context been given for the big increase in daily testing? I *assume* they are hitting all hospital staff, nursing homes etc... Again?

Maybe they want to get all that out of the way before borders open up again, because then there needs to be spare testing capacity to react to potential outbreaks.

Gael23 · 05-07-2020 06:00PM

is_that_so wrote: »

Agreed but positivity rates are tiny at this stage. Some of that care home testing may also be feeding into the numbers.

That is quite possibly the case but I think most nursing homes have it under control at this stage

Eod100 · 05-07-2020 06:00PM

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

Eldoncard testing

Sorry meant, what is it testing? Presence of antibodies or for the virus itself?

ACitizenErased · 05-07-2020 06:01PM

Eod100 wrote: »

Sorry meant, what is it testing? Presence of antibodies or for the virus itself?

blood type test

Seamai · 05-07-2020 06:02PM

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

Blood group may play a factor in severity. Just ordered a home testing kit. I hope I get good results.

What's the thinking behind the severity and blood group theory? Which groups are supposed to be more affected?

Martina1991 · 05-07-2020 06:02PM

mloc123 wrote:

Any context been given for the big increase in daily testing? I *assume* they are hitting all hospital staff, nursing homes etc... Again?

Everyone gets a test pre op as well. Postponed operations are now going ahead. We had a wild amount of them this week.

Eod100 · 05-07-2020 06:02PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

blood type test

Ah ok. GP should have a record of that to save op's expense.

Covid19 Part XIX-25,802 in ROI (1,753 deaths) 5,859 in NI (556 deaths) (21/07)Read OP

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