Covid 19 Part XX-26,644 in ROI (1,772 deaths) 6,064 in NI (556 deaths) (08/08)Read OP

Between 30 & 40 cases in the last week associated with the Kildare factory for just staff alone. All staff tested.

Direct provision centres impacted from the factory.

So you've got 30 to 40 staff postive so far plus the cases associated to the staff.

ACitizenErased wrote: »

He literally just spent the last 5 minutes saying no need for a knee-jerk reaction, and saying that this is a good thing that they've been picked up, and contact tracing is working fully.

Yes, but he did also say it's a precarious situation and the fact that people seem to have forgotten about distancing. He didn't sound like he was panicking but he didn't sound super cool about it either.

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Between 30 & 40 cases in the last week associated with the Kildare factory for just staff alone. All staff tested.

Direct provision centres impacted from the factory.

So you've got 30 to 40 staff postive so far plus the cases associated to the staff.

It explains why the numbers have been off for the past week or so.

This is exactly why RTÉ need to stop sending out notifications of the cases every day. It’s doing nobody any good. Some peoples mental health must be shot. We see the crazies on here never mind the older generation that aren’t reading into the numbers.

And heres the Brits going to Tramore taken by local reporter Darren Skelton earlier today.



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majcos wrote: »

There are 109 influenza deaths notified to HPSC so far in the 2019/2020 season.

https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/respiratory/influenza/seasonalinfluenza/surveillance/influenzasurveillancereports/20192020season/Influenza_Surveillance_Report_Week_30.pdf

Number of deaths believed to be considerably higher as most not tested and many likely not notified.

Influenza related deaths estimated by HSE to be between 200 and 500 a year despite a vaccination. A bad strain two or three years ago estimated to have caused around 1000 deaths.

Covid-19 related deaths still higher but I don’t like seeing incorrect numbers like the 22 mentioned being quoted.

Worth noting that the "vaccine" each year is bit of a guess due to the flu mutations, which is why some years it works great and others not so much.

I'd say we'll see another one or two days of high-ish numbers based on the fact that not all of the factory results are back

is_that_so wrote: »

It is good but Tony would have said this is what we are doing. Glynn tends not to give out that kind of information unless he's pushed.

Yeah only when pushed on a question he's said for example 30 to 40 staff in the factory tested postive

ACitizenErased wrote: »

R-number up to last Tuesday is under 1.

That's estimated R number, which will change following todays figures.

All those on here talking about clusters affecting the R number have things the wrong way round.

The true R number (unknowable and dynamic) drives the probability of clusters and their magnitude. Just like global warming is seen in a higher frequency of extreme weather events.

Behavour is our only way of changing the R number at the moment.

seanb85 wrote: »

Are they providing isolation facilities to the factory workers so they don't infect their household?

They are paying millions for CityWest hotel, they should make use of it.

AdamD wrote: »

If we've 40 cases from a factory its hardly as a result of the public forgetting about distancing

Just telling you what he said.

Was Glynn saying there in a roundabout way Phase 4 will not happen?

2 direct provision centres linked to the factory outbreak.

fritzelly wrote: »

"Did you see these cases coming"

Really ? Ah for Jesus sake.