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

ACitizenErased · 17-08-2020 06:38PM

Analysis of cases as of midnight Saturday 15th August - 27,257 cases (+66)

Healthcare Workers +6
Clusters +10
Cases associated with clusters +30

Age Range Affected
0-4 +3
5-14 +6
15-24 +12
25-34 +12
35-44 +11
45-54 +12
55-64 +5
65-74 +5
75-84 No Change
85+ No Change

Cases by County
Clare +2
Donegal +1
Dublin +16
Kildare +21
Laois +3
Limerick +6
Louth +4
Meath +2
Monaghan +4
Offaly +2
Roscommon +1
Sligo +1
Tipperary +2
Wicklow +1

HeyV · 17-08-2020 06:38PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Of the cases notified today:

29 are men and 27 are women
79% are under 45 years of age
35 are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
12 cases have been identified as community transmission
26 are in Kildare, 13 in Dublin and the rest of the 17 cases are in Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Laois, Longford, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Westmeath and Wicklow

Thanks ACE... do they follow up with county breakdown numbers for that 17?

Leftwaffe · 17-08-2020 06:38PM

Nobody dying anymore which is great. I'd love to be able to see the hospitalizations and deaths data from 3 weeks time.

If there's no change, something is happening with this virus.

eagle eye · 17-08-2020 06:39PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Fantastic quote by Rob O'Hanrahan on Joe.ie.

https://www.joe.ie/politics/have-you-seen-these-people-701968

He's just a thanks whore like yourself, looking for the popular angle.

That bar had everybody up in arms, that's why your politicians were straight in to condemn it.

Then you have this guy coming on to berate the politicians for giving out about it and not other stuff.

Thanks whoring all around.

Don't get me wrong politicians deserve to be castigated over this, both FG and the whole current government. I just don't see how thanks whoring is going to help anybody.

ACitizenErased · 17-08-2020 06:39PM

iguana wrote: »

Where are the 18 in the mushroom factory? They were known about yesterday evening but not in yesterday’s figures and not in today’s.

Being held back I'd say. From what I can tell the numbers being held back are primarily from clusters.

SimonTemplar · 17-08-2020 06:39PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Oh ffs, Sharon Stone blames people who won't wear masks for her sister's Covid-19 diagnosis
https://www.instagram.com/p/CD7mIoWpXcA/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading

Begs the question what was her sister wearing...

Mask wearing is primarily for the protection of others, not the wearer.

ACitizenErased · 17-08-2020 06:40PM

Goldengirl wrote: »

I said the constant down playing is pissing me off, not you.

Are you attacking me here saying I am not working in a hospital? What are you saying?
If so why should anybody believe your claim of coming from a family of hospital workers?
I have never been rude to you, don't be rude to me.
Yes, I don't like the way you are trying to use facts and figures freely available to bolster your, often overly positive opinion.
This was not an issue for me when we had few cases in the last few months, but I am disappointed in the lack of realism lately.
I support many sides of this debate, including your posts usually, but I disagree with your opinion today.
We are both entitled to our opinions and, it is up to other posters here to decide which of us is speaking from a basis of fact, generally known and available on gov.ie, and which is speaking from experience, gained from over 40 years in the Irish health service.

I am entitled to my opinion, you disagree, okay, we move on.

drunkmonkey · 17-08-2020 06:40PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Interestingly Tipp not mentioned there despite there being known new cases. For tomorrow so

What's with the number fudging?

alroley · 17-08-2020 06:40PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Oh ffs, Sharon Stone blames people who won't wear masks for her sister's Covid-19 diagnosis
https://www.instagram.com/p/CD7mIoWpXcA/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading

Begs the question what was her sister wearing...

Do you not know how masks work?

caveat emptor · 17-08-2020 06:40PM

Dave0301 wrote: »

Thank you for explaining percentages to us.

Much appreciated.

Sorry Dave, didn’t know you graduated primary school. Fair play.

Well seen as though you are so advanced, what’s 12/56?

Is that not a big percentage? Is it a ‘good’ percentage?

iguana · 17-08-2020 06:41PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Being held back I'd say. From what I can tell the numbers being held back are primarily from clusters.

I don’t understand why they do that. It makes them seem untrustworthy because I know today’s figure is false, so what else is false?

JP Liz V1 · 17-08-2020 06:42PM

blowitupref wrote: »

Elle Macpherson still has a good one for someone nearly 60.

Halle Berry type 1 diabetic is stunning

ACitizenErased · 17-08-2020 06:42PM

HeyV wrote: »

Thanks ACE... do they follow up with county breakdown numbers for that 17?

We'll get that tomorrow

drunkmonkey · 17-08-2020 06:42PM

alroley wrote: »

Do you not know how masks work?

Not very well by the looks of it.

KrustyUCC · 17-08-2020 06:42PM

HeyV wrote: »

Thanks ACE... do they follow up with county breakdown numbers for that 17?

Expect them on Wednesday

We only got Saturdays breakdown today

JJayoo · 17-08-2020 06:42PM

eagle eye wrote: »

He's just a thanks whore like yourself, looking for the popular angle.

That bar had everybody up in arms, that's why your politicians were straight in to condemn it.

Then you have this guy coming on to berate the politicians for giving out about it and not other stuff.

Thanks whoring all around.

Don't get me wrong politicians deserve to be castigated over this, both FG and the whole current government. I just don't see how thanks whoring is going to help anybody.

Can people please start 'Thanking' eagle eye's posts, poor little guy is feeling unloved.

is_that_so · 17-08-2020 06:42PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

What's with the number fudging?

Based on a Glynn comment the weekend before last I think it's to allow the contact tracing to be completed to see if more cases come out of it.

ACitizenErased · 17-08-2020 06:42PM

iguana wrote: »

I don’t understand why they do that. It makes them seem untrustworthy because I know today’s figure is false, so what else is false?

This has only started in the last few weeks, for a while daily positive tests = positive cases, not anymore.

Leftwaffe · 17-08-2020 06:43PM

iguana wrote: »

I don’t understand why they do that. It makes them seem untrustworthy because I know today’s figure is false, so what else is false?

They can manipulate the numbers in order to justify their actions. The vast majority of people are sheep and see no further than the headline so doing this suits them.

ACitizenErased · 17-08-2020 06:43PM

eagle eye wrote: »

He's just a thanks whore like yourself, looking for the popular angle.

That bar had everybody up in arms, that's why your politicians were straight in to condemn it.

Then you have this guy coming on to berate the politicians for giving out about it and not other stuff.

Thanks whoring all around.

Don't get me wrong politicians deserve to be castigated over this, both FG and the whole current government. I just don't see how thanks whoring is going to help anybody.

Do ya wanna call me anything else or are ya finished?

KrustyUCC · 17-08-2020 06:44PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

What's with the number fudging?

Reporting of full clusters?

GooglePlus · 17-08-2020 06:44PM

This craic of not releasing figures to match the positive tests is a bit baffling.

What's the goal there? If we have the data, surely the big wigs do.

Would love to be a fly on the wall in there sometimes, the case figures seem to be a spin mechanism for them.

harr · 17-08-2020 06:44PM

iguana wrote: »

I don’t understand why they do that. It makes them seem untrustworthy because I know today’s figure is false, so what else is false?

I can’t understand this , why keep numbers back ? Are they keeping them to justify new Measures tomorrow.
It all seems very untrustworthy and sneaky. Is it a tactic that they give low, low high and repeat or what.

giveitholly · 17-08-2020 06:44PM

Reckon they are holding back the numbers so they will have a big figure tomorrow evening and they will announce more restrictions after the cabinet meeting

WhiteMemento9 · 17-08-2020 06:45PM

caveat emptor wrote: »

20% are community transmission.

That’s 1 in 5 people have no idea how they got it.

That is concerning and the first time around would have actually been extremely alarming but hopefully now, enough people are taking proper precautions that the spread can be controlled to not get out of control.

brendanwalsh · 17-08-2020 06:45PM

It’s disingenuous to say we have to accept numbers at this level and this is a level the hospitals can manage.

Despite months and months of research, there is still almost zero treatments available for anyone who gets this and becomes unwell other than supportive care.

Remdesivir does not affect mortality.

Steroids may have some role but these are often given anyway in iCU setting when patients are so ill anyway their adrenals are shut down.

There is no treatment. No cure.

We cannot let this virus rip through our most vulnerable just because we are all tired and want life to be normal again.

Boggles · 17-08-2020 06:45PM

Jesus we could be looking at 300 cases tomorrow.

Big stick is a coming!

No quote from Ronan either, he is disappointed in all of ye.

ChikiChiki · 17-08-2020 06:45PM

Everyone's so on edge in this thread. So much sniping going on. Pretty much a reflection of the outside world.

Don't think we will every be able to get ourselves in sustained good shape to adequately manage the virus with such divisions.

17-08-2020 06:45PM

Wild Field 1831 wrote: »

That's another example of a fairly inaccurate statement. You can use the function but as you post so much you're going to be constantly quoted. You're inescapable!

Invaluable is the word your looking for

RocketRaccoon · 17-08-2020 06:46PM

iguana wrote: »

I don’t understand why they do that. It makes them seem untrustworthy because I know today’s figure is false, so what else is false?

How do you know they're false, just out of interest?

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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