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Covid 19 Part XXI-27,908 in ROI (1,777 deaths) 6,647 in NI (559 deaths)(22/08)Read OP

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  • #1922
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,147 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    giveitholly wrote: »
    I heard the same from a guard yesterday but was hoping it's only a rumour and nothing more

    Unless it's coming from the army it's probably fake


  • #1923
    Renjit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 949 ✭✭✭Renjit


    MD1990 wrote: »
    Dunno.
    But I just went & got 100g of weed

    That aint gonna cut it. You will need more.


  • #1924
    stephenjmcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,449 ✭✭✭✭stephenjmcd


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    Latest testing data
    < 15,000 referrals last 72hrs and nearly 35,000 swabs taken. There's some targetted testing happening, I just don't know where.
    https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/news/newsfeatures/covid19-updates/integrated-information-service-testing-and-contact-tracing-dashboard-14-august-2020.pdf

    Meat plants perhaps ? There was talk last week of widespread testing to take place there.


  • #1925
    mr zulu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 89 ✭✭mr zulu


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    Dare I post a positive comment? No increase in positivity rate even with over 11000 tests.

    Your a glutton for punishment lol.


  • #1926
    Oranage2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,129 ✭✭✭✭Oranage2


    Wow, I don't know how people will justify this one and also including NI too, I guess it's a 'downward trend' if you compare it to the 174 we had a few weeks ago or that we're 'stabilizing' at a low 100 cases a day. Shocking really I don't know how people think we should open up more, and for the love of all things holy please have restrictions on the border


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  • #1927
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,751 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    Meat plants perhaps ? There was talk last week of widespread testing to take place there.
    There's way more testing than when the nursing homes were being done, whatever it is. Nursing home testing never passed 10,000 swabs per day, whatever's going on right now is hitting nearly 15,000.


  • #1928
    Boggles
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    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    Meat plants perhaps ? There was talk last week of widespread testing to take place there.

    Care homes, mandatory testing of staff every fortnight.


  • #1929
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,751 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    Boggles wrote: »
    Care homes, mandatory testing of staff every fortnight.
    That ended 3 weeks ago, not starting again for another week or two according to Prof. Nolan.


  • #1930
    Boggles
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    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    That ended 3 weeks ago, not starting again for another week or two according to Prof. Nolan.

    Was talking to a lady who just returned to work in one Monday after maternity, tested every 2 weeks is what she told me.

    What else could generate that amount of testing?


  • #1931
    [Deleted User]
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    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    Dare I post a positive comment? No increase in positivity rate even with over 11000 tests.

    Why would an increase in testing increase the positivity rate? It should decrease..

    Not sure there's a positive spin to be put on this one


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  • #1932
    [Deleted User]
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    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    It's either loads of people paniking with seasonal allergies or masking has been a complete disaster, cases accelerating with the lack of the basics been followed.

    Like someone not phoning their doctor if they or one or their kids might be showing symptoms?


  • #1933
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,751 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    AdamD wrote: »
    Why would an increase in testing increase the positivity rate? It should decrease..

    Not sure there's a positive spin to be put on this one
    It did decrease.... oh dear. They'll catch me for anything.


  • #1934
    Renjit
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    Doctor Jimbob wrote: »
    What's your model predicting for today?

    It's missing flux capacitor


  • #1935
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    ESRI survey on the COVID-19 "blame game" and thoughts on the implications of it.
    Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Sarah McInerney, Pete Lunn, Head of the ESRI's Behavioural Research Unit, said in a recent survey just over 70% of respondents said that people who tested positive for the virus had been "reckless or careless".

    https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0814/1159162-coronavirus-testing/


  • #1936
    Boggles
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    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    Dare I post a positive comment? No increase in positivity rate even with over 11000 tests.
    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    It did decrease.... oh dear. They'll catch me for anything.

    Yesterdays positive rate was .89% (7072 swabs)

    Today's is 1.22% (11337 swabs)


  • #1937
    ACitizenErased
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    Boggles wrote: »
    Yesterdays positive rate was .89% (7072 swabs)

    Today's is 1.22% (11337 swabs)
    Yesterday was the first day in a week it was below 1%, the average is 1.4% as shown by the COVID dashboard, it hasn't risen above the average.


  • #1938
    spookwoman
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    Non solum non ambulabit wrote: »
    Feck. Pity. Was hoping for 50/60 range

    Next time when you are taking the pee put a wink or something they are all having a hissy fit over your post :D


  • #1939
    Boggles
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    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    Yesterday was the first day in a week it was below 1%, the average is 1.4% as shown by the COVID dashboard, it hasn't risen above the average.

    That's the 7 day average.

    But it did increase on yesterday with roughly 40% more swabs.

    That isn't really positive news, especially when you consider more than a quarter of the last 7 days tests were done yesterday.


  • #1940
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,751 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    Boggles wrote: »
    That's the 7 day average.

    But it did increase on yesterday with roughly 40% more swabs.

    That isn't really positive news.
    You're taking me up completely the wrong way, again.


  • #1941
    bodhrandude
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    is_that_so wrote: »
    ESRI survey on the COVID-19 "blame game" and thoughts on the implications of it.


    https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0814/1159162-coronavirus-testing/

    Well that's no surprise at all. :)

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



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  • #1942
    Boggles
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    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    You're taking me up completely the wrong way, again.

    Where did I take you up wrong before? :confused:

    But I can assure I am not.

    It's not actually that complicated.


  • #1943
    Oranage2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,129 ✭✭✭✭Oranage2


    Doctor Jimbob wrote: »
    What's your model predicting for today?

    Sorry I haven't had time to update it as I've been pretty busy at work, but the trends aren't looking good. Random 'clusters' popping up across all the counties, Dublin's counts slowly rising which could easily spiral out of control. Positives are that younger people are getting it only due to the fact that the vulnerable at petrified to leave their homes. It seems like we're on a tight rope now and it could go either way but With more and more discontent amongst the general public for social distancing It seems like all these 6 months have been a waste of time which is a shame because it felt like we were so close to a zero count.

    People need to get their act together or else we'll be back to March in no time.


  • #1944
    ACitizenErased
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    Boggles wrote: »
    I can assure I am not.

    It's not actually that complicated.
    You absolutely are, because I know what you are saying, but whatever.


  • #1945
    stephenjmcd
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    Oranage2 wrote: »
    Wow, I don't know how people will justify this one and also including NI too, I guess it's a 'downward trend' if you compare it to the 174 we had a few weeks ago or that we're 'stabilizing' at a low 100 cases a day. Shocking really I don't know how people think we should open up more, and for the love of all things holy please have restrictions on the border

    I've asked this time and time again. How on earth do you have border restrictions with NI ?


  • #1946
    wadacrack
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    https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1294299069205159936


  • #1947
    Oranage2
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    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    I've asked this time and time again. How on earth do you have border restrictions with NI ?

    Before when they had lower counts it it was simple to just allow free travel between the two. Now I'd introduce a quarantine for anyone entering the Republic, break it and caught there will be a 5k fine. Not perfect but enough of a deterrent for the majority of people. Leeway given to people with addresses right on the border


  • #1948
    ACitizenErased
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    Oranage2 wrote: »
    Before when they had lower counts it it was simple to just allow free travel between the two. Now I'd introduce a quarantine for anyone entering the Republic, break it and caught there will be a 5k fine. Not perfect but enough of a deterrent for the majority of people. Leeway given to people with addresses right on the border
    That is absolutely not possible.


  • #1949
    Benimar
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    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    Yesterday was the first day in a week it was below 1%, the average is 1.4% as shown by the COVID dashboard, it hasn't risen above the average.

    Maybe yesterday was an outlier :)


  • #1950
    Wolf359f
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,421 ✭✭✭Wolf359f


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    Yesterday was the first day in a week it was below 1%, the average is 1.4% as shown by the COVID dashboard, it hasn't risen above the average.

    I dunno, ya got bitched at yesterday when people started going by the 7 day average of cases.
    You mention the 7 day positivity and they start comparing day to day. Ya can't win.

    On the mass testing, they must be doubling down on nursing homes in areas with significant clusters along with the meat factories. It's a massive amount of swabs been taking.


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  • #1951
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,751 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    Benimar wrote: »
    Maybe yesterday was an outlier :)
    In terms of the data, yes it was. Any other comments to make about it?


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