Covid 19 Part XXX-113,332 ROI(2,282 deaths) 81,251 NI (1,384 deaths) (05/01) Read OP

eigrod · 31-12-2020 05:20PM

First time they’ve explained the difference

Leftwaffe · 31-12-2020 05:20PM

the kelt wrote: »

Will NPHET and the HSE start updating us now ever day to tell us how many vaccinations they’ve done, even every week?

Not a hope. There is no way they will leave themselves open to criticism like that.

normanoffside · 31-12-2020 05:20PM

4k backlog

Stheno · 31-12-2020 05:20PM

NIMAN wrote: »

where is this figure coming from?

RTE saying 1620

Positive swabs versus cases

rovers_runner · 31-12-2020 05:20PM

Jinglejangle69 wrote: »

Same as every country so.

Doesn't matter at this stage, it's rampant regardless.

Vaccine is the only way out of it.

Why continue with their daily statements on cases so as its clearly incorrect.
Why not just publish the following as it can actually be measured
- Daily hospital admissions
- Daily icu admissions
- No in hospital
- No in ICU
- No of 1st dose vaccinations administered
- No of 2nd dose
- No of considered immune

CIARAN_BOYLE · 31-12-2020 05:20PM

NIMAN wrote: »

where is this figure coming from?

RTE saying 1620

The HSE covid dashboard on swabs. It doesn't always line up with case numbers. Professor Nolan is talking about it at the moment.

froog · 31-12-2020 05:21PM

"4000+ tests to be confirmed from last few days"

confirmations are delayed because system is overloaded

Stheno · 31-12-2020 05:21PM

eigrod wrote: »

First time they’ve explained the difference

What did they say?

normanoffside · 31-12-2020 05:21PM

normanoffside wrote: »

4k backlog

Dr Nolan conformed that btw

GreeBo · 31-12-2020 05:21PM

Ironhead93 wrote: »

Just to chip in on the mental health topic, just this morning the gardai came to my apartment building at the scene of a suicide, a man in his 30s, on the floor below me. He lost his job apparently, that's the third suicide I have heard of by chance in December alone. (One other being in the same apartment building 3 weeks ago, the other was my work's HR manager's husband). Anyone downplaying the mental health implications of this lockdown should have a hard look at themselves. I'm lucky enough to not have experienced any friends or family members taking the final step but I can't imagine a worse scenario for a family.

I don't think anyone is downplaying it, just saying that allowing covid to spread would be much worse in the end.

stephenjmcd · 31-12-2020 05:21PM

HPSC system unable to handle the volumes of reported cases. System appearently wasn't built to handle 2 or 3k cases reporting each day... wow

4k backlog

WoollyRedHat · 31-12-2020 05:22PM

Backlog caused by huge amount testing positive after Christmas which overwhelmed the system. 4000 positive tests to be confirmed.

Sardonicat · 31-12-2020 05:22PM

Stheno wrote: »

Positive swabs versus cases

So some of those poisituve swabs are from retested people who test positive more than once?

poppers · 31-12-2020 05:22PM

Prof Nolan just said there is probably a backlog over 4000 cases still to be reported

igCorcaigh · 31-12-2020 05:23PM

From now on, or soon enough, case numbers don't matter anymore. It's out of control.

Harry Palmr · 31-12-2020 05:23PM

eigrod · 31-12-2020 05:23PM

Stheno wrote: »

What did they say?

The swabs need to be confirmed as cases - some can be duplicates, but they expect approx 4k additional cases than what has been reported. Also said figures will be very high over next week or 10 days as those swabs are converted to cases.

igCorcaigh · 31-12-2020 05:23PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

From now on, or soon enough, case numbers don't matter anymore. It's out of control.

Stay at home.

Stheno · 31-12-2020 05:24PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

HPSC system unable to handle the volumes of reported cases. System appearently wasn't built to handle 2 or 3k cases reporting each day... wow

4k backlog

For the love of god

ElJeffe · 31-12-2020 05:24PM

seamus wrote: »

There or thereabouts. Today and tomorrow at least.

We have at least another seven days of worsening numbers, so we're better off preparing ourselves for that rather than being shocked or appalled when it is. Every single day from now to 8th January is likely to be worse than the one before.

At 16% positivity we've effectively started to lose a sense of where we are. Rates may top out here even though the actual number of infections is way higher.

Testing and tracing has collapsed.

The only thing we can do now is sit and wait.

Stay at home, fastidiously, at least until the middle of the month. You've done it a number of times in the last year. You now know that 3 weeks in the house and a walk every day is not that difficult, and goes by pretty quickly. If your boss tells you to come into the office and you don't need to be there, tell him to fvck off.

So after ridiculing me over 2 weeks ago for suggesting circa 3k cases per day by January you are now admitting that my estimation was indeed accurate?

stephenjmcd · 31-12-2020 05:24PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Limerick is stupidly high compared to other days

WoollyRedHat · 31-12-2020 05:25PM

The situation is simply dire.

Stheno · 31-12-2020 05:25PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Limerick is stupidly high compared to other days

And you're surprised?

giveitholly · 31-12-2020 05:26PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Limerick is stupidly high compared to other days

All Ireland celebrations?

SEPT 23 1989 · 31-12-2020 05:27PM

Seems to be out of control

stephenjmcd · 31-12-2020 05:27PM

Stheno wrote: »

And you're surprised?

I've not been keeping up to whatever has gone on in Limerick. I presume a certain town driving it ? Or all Ireland ?

normanoffside · 31-12-2020 05:27PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Limerick is stupidly high compared to other days

I wonder is it concentrated in any particular areas?

NH2013 · 31-12-2020 05:28PM

ElJeffe wrote: »

So after ridiculing me over 2 weeks ago for suggesting circa 3k cases per day by January you are now admitting that my estimation was indeed accurate?

At this stage I'd go as far as to say you underestimated it and were overly optimistic

:(

We're now comfortably into the zone of 4,000-5,000 cases a day, with it likely to deteriorate over the next 5-10 days before it starts to improve. :eek::(

mr_edge_to_you · 31-12-2020 05:28PM

Looking at the table above.

Monaghan, Louth, Donegal, Cavan - all border counties but there's no restrictions on crossing into the 6 Counties.

Limerick - visitors to the area for Christmas

Wexford - knock on effect from events earlier in the month.

WoollyRedHat · 31-12-2020 05:28PM

Best case scenario is cases peak in next 7-10 days time and 1000 people in hospital. Worst case scenario is 1500-2000k in hospital, described by Nolan as untenable.

Covid 19 Part XXX-113,332 ROI(2,282 deaths) 81,251 NI (1,384 deaths) (05/01) Read OP

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