Covid 19 Part XXIV-37,063 ROI (1,801 deaths) 12,886 NI (582 deaths) (02/10) Read OP

Deleted User wrote: »

I think if people aren't socialising/ limiting their contact with others. It will hopefully lead to decreased episodes of the flu. It will be still there. A lot depends on how effective this years flu vaccine is. There is huge variability in it year to year. Also, it would be great if everybody eligible took the flu vaccine. I take it every year but I'm in at risk group (health care worker).

What will make a massive difference is people no longer going to work or school with obvious symptoms of illness. Before Covid if you could crawl out of bed you could go to work.

Happy4all wrote: »

Were the number at for N Ireland at zero a short while ago?

There were a few days at the end of June I think when 0 cases were reported in one day.

screamer wrote: »

Concerning to see those numbers out of NI. The border areas are already seeing rises in covid too, won’t take long for it to spread further. Much as I wish NI was totally separate to the republic, it isn’t with the land border and many people travelling for work, this is not good for the republic either.

Let's not kid ourselves that its all one way traffic. Is the source of the problem in Derry and Strabane not Donegal? Certainly numbers were high in Donegal first.

Either way, its not important now...it shows that there needs to be total coordination between NI and RoI on this. Covid doesn't have a passpot. It goes where it wants!

kingshankly wrote: »

North testing leaves a lot to be desired a woman went to testing centre during the week but queue was too long left without testing got a text the following day saying she was positive
Also You do the test yourself in the car

I've heard this story a good few times in the past few months, sometimes US, sometimes UK.. Is there a reputable source or is it the new Clayton Hotel on Pearse Street?

Numbers in NI very high.

Hulk Hands wrote: »

Yawn. Do people even read threads before they throw out the same basic arguments. Nobody's disputing that it's infectious. This was a specific point.

Yawn, your trying to equate car accidents with a once in generation pandemic.

It's so March.

eagle eye wrote: »

It's great to have daily numbers. It helps with decisions that you have to make.
Right now it's time to be really careful, find the quietest time to go shopping and only meet up with people you know are very responsible.
If they instill fear in you then just don't look at them and turn off the news.

I'm all for the daily data too but see the point made about how this info is relayed by the media is making people anxious.

Although George Lee just mentioned that there's reason to be positive if you look at the graph of the daily cases by epidemiological date in the daily report on gov.ie

I'd like to see a similar graph for Dublin only.

It's had to stay positive but if George can be optimistic sometimes then there's hope!

Funsterdelux wrote: »

One day isnt a trend, Im sure it'll stabilise

While the double of their previous record is not a trend the fact that they have had their three highest daily case numbers over all is a trend.

For the record their previous record (excepting one day in June where 800 old cases were added) was 424 set on Wednesday. Before that it was 319 set on Tuesday.

Im sure that there are distorting factors backlogs and whatever but the trend is northern Ireland is reporting massive numbers.

If you are referring to deaths from/with covid, this is an elderly person's disease.

If you are referring to hospitalisations from/with covid, this is a middle-aged and elderly person's disease.

If you are discussing covid in the context of lifting all the restrictions, this is a young person, middle aged person and elderly person's disease. While it will remain the case that serious covid suffers who require hospitalisation will remain middle aged and elderly, the knock on effects of a large number of covid hospitalisations will mean that young people who need healthcare for whatever reason will be adversely effected. Though still in smaller numbers as young people don't tend to need hospitalisation as a rule.

Oh dear

“The president does have mild symptoms,” Meadows told reporters at the White House. “The doctors continue to monitor both his health and the health of the first lady.”

I wouldn't wish any severe infection with covid on anybody, including Mr Trump. However we'll soon see whether he is in tip top health shape as he always held out that he was.

Boris had a tough time of it, and he is a good bit younger than Trump. That being said, Boris is more overweight and I suspect has an alcohol issue.

I wonder if Trump has very early Parkinsons or something. There was some odd involuntary twitching of his arm after the debate on Tuesday night.

bilston wrote: »

The numbers for NI are incredibly high...in fact to then point that I'd almost question whether there has been a typo somewhere. There were less than 300 cases yesterday. Something seems off about this.

Yeh I'm wondering the same. I don't understand especially how the positivity rate could go from 3% to 15% in a few days. I doubt that evr even happened in India or some outrageously overpopulated slum region. Could anyone shed some light? It doesnt add up really, unless NI ctizens are throwing covid parties or something I dont see how it could spread so astoundingly quickly

hynesie08 wrote: »

If I'm doing this right (and I'm probably not) I make it 405 positive swabs today?

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