Pen Rua wrote: » Go look at the Galway COVID thread. 200+ students gathered in Spanish Arch area last night.
Cork for instance has registered 66 cases of coronavirus per 100,000 of population over the past 14 days. That is actually below the national average, which is 84 cases per 100,000. But what is alarming NPHET about Cork is not so much the actual number, but the pace at which it has been rising. It has been increasing for about three weeks and gone up by as much as 103% in the past seven days. That is an enormous pace of increase. Add to that the news from Dr Glynn that 70 cases of the disease in Cork in recent weeks have been associated with pubs and restaurants. Then there is the fact that since Co Cork is such a big place, the relatively low countywide incidence of the disease disguises what is actually going on in the city and urban areas, where the growth in cases has been particularly striking.
bee06 wrote: » The last few weeks have proved that there are so many people out there who can’t be trusted to do the right thing. This is what’s caused the spread in Donegal. Parties for retirements, communions, 50th birthday parties. https://www.thejournal.ie/donegal-restrictions-5216784-Sep2020/ No doubt it’s the same here.
Sephiroth_dude wrote: » 2 cases in a primary school near me in Ballincollig.
KrustyUCC wrote: » Only Scoil Eoin and BCS without a case in Ballincollig schools so
ACitizenErased wrote: » The growth rate is equitable to the large clusters. I know of one of the pubs closed that has at least 10 cases. That's why the growth rate is high. Let's be honest, it was a miracle that our numbers were so low for so long. Nobody could understand why. An increase from an incredibly low number to a relatively low number that we have now appears way worse than it is, in all fairness.
SleetAndSnow wrote: » https://twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/1310932704003870721?s=20 While still not at level 3, definitely increasing quickly
Ludo wrote: » Really don't get our logic there. You appear to be trying to minimise it by saying it only looks bad. But in reality, it appears worse because it IS getting rapidly worse. If the current trend continues, we will be in big trouble so of course the NPHET want to do something to stop it asap before it gets out of hand. Having said that, I really hope yesterdays slightly lower figure continues today.
Pen Rua wrote: » What’s going on in Monaghan and Roscommon? Their incidence rate is far above Cork and there is no mention of restrictions there. Different profile of outbreaks?
Wyldwood wrote: » And Gaelscoil an Chaisleáin?
ACitizenErased wrote: » If we had the same rates as Donegal we'd have ~150 cases per day. Perspective and context is more important than the daily figures.
SleetAndSnow wrote: » 40 cases in cork today
SleetAndSnow wrote: » I think they are mentioning Cork and Galway because they are urban centres which have seen a pretty rapid increase in cases, so because population numbers are higher the incidence rate appears lower. Cork is also just a large county. I think they will be mentioning those counties soon though once they reach Donegal levels which hopefully will not happen.
ACitizenErased wrote: » Over 100 backlogged cases in the total today. I would say about 30 in Cork today with the remainder backlogs.
Pen Rua wrote: » Yes, you did.https://twitter.com/irishaircorps/status/1310272327637250054?s=21
