Covid 19 Part XXXI-187,554 ROI (2,970 deaths) 100,319 NI (1,730 deaths)(24/01)Read OP

titan18 · 06-01-2021 03:32PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

The variation in swab counts seems to be tracking with numbers of tests.

If there is a backlog due to testing capacity being hit, will we know?

I'm guessing our testing capacity must be close to 30k, but not sure we know what exactly it is. Tbh, our testing system seems relatively excellent, we're testing great numbers really considering our population.

fits · 06-01-2021 03:32PM

KrustyUCC wrote: »

I know cases of the flu are gone but is the common cold gone as well?

I think there is some adenovirus in circulation (at least I think its that one). No influenza or RSV.

titan18 · 06-01-2021 03:33PM

KrustyUCC wrote: »

There is definitely close contacts getting around that by saying they have symptoms

Definitely, but it would be a lot less than all the close contacts if we were ringing them up and asking them to come in

The Mighty Quinn · 06-01-2021 03:34PM

Timmy O Toole wrote: »

Dr Holohan said yesterday if you feel any flu like symptoms at all that it's almost certainly Covid 19 as there is no sign of any other virus' circulating.

If we are now only testing people who show symptoms, and the positivity rate is "only" 24% doesn't that completely contradict what Dr Holohan said ?

No, it means 76% of those getting tested don't really have flu-like symptoms, they've a cough, or a sore throat, or a headache or something and fear the worst and go get tested. They've head cold like symptoms.

SpacialNeeds · 06-01-2021 03:34PM

iamwhoiam wrote: »

I got a text from the HSE to say I was a close contact . I got no phone call so far

I knew I was a close contact and got the app alert . I nearly jumped out of my skin when the big red alert popped up !

Thanks for the heads up about that!

Lemonzero · 06-01-2021 03:35PM

I certainly had a cold in last week. Runny Nose.sore throat and sneezing but no coughing or temperature.wasnt pleasant but wasnt flu.isolated anyway.

KrustyUCC · 06-01-2021 03:35PM

titan18 wrote: »

Definitely, but it would be a lot less than all the close contacts if we were ringing them up and asking them to come in

True

billyhead · 06-01-2021 03:35PM

KrustyUCC wrote: »

I know cases of the flu are gone but is the common cold gone as well?

No. The Common cold is still knocking about. I had a dose of it up go last week. Sore throat and unusual tiredness.

GooglePlus · 06-01-2021 03:36PM

KrustyUCC wrote: »

I know cases of the flu are gone but is the common cold gone as well?

Are there even people testing for the common cold? That is absolutely circulating, had a bunged up head recently, felt like rhinovirus. No cough, sore throat or fever, just phlegm in the head and sinuses wrecked.

Dressoutlet · 06-01-2021 03:37PM

KrustyUCC wrote: »

I know cases of the flu are gone but is the common cold gone as well?

It's most certainly not I had a very bad dose of the common cold a few weeks ago and I was negative for covid.
I have 2 in laws both tested negative for covid but are in bed with flu like symptoms still. They've been sent for a 2nd test and are awaiting results but GP said it's most certainly flu if the retests are negative. The. Labs don't have the capacity to test for flu as they're over run with Covid, this is why we have 0 official flu diagnoses but GPS are diagnosing based on symptoms

KrustyUCC · 06-01-2021 03:37PM

Lemonzero wrote: »

I certainly had a cold in last week. Runny Nose.sore throat and sneezing but no coughing or temperature.wasnt pleasant but wasnt flu.isolated anyway.

Yes I think there's a fair bit of that going around as well

Just hard to tell what's a common cold or what's COVID

Dressoutlet · 06-01-2021 03:37PM

fits wrote: »

I think there is some adenovirus in circulation (at least I think its that one). No influenza or RSV.

My baby had RSV in October.

xhomelezz · 06-01-2021 03:38PM

fits wrote: »

No hint of a peak yet at all.

Think at this amount of positive cases and positivity rate, we have good while to go to reach the peak.

nommm · 06-01-2021 03:38PM

titan18 wrote: »

I'm guessing our testing capacity must be close to 30k, but not sure we know what exactly it is. Tbh, our testing system seems relatively excellent, we're testing great numbers really considering our population.

I think Paul Reid said capacity is 175000/week

Galadriel · 06-01-2021 03:38PM

KrustyUCC wrote: »

I know cases of the flu are gone but is the common cold gone as well?

I got what felt like a head cold on Sunday but lost my sense of taste and smell. I got a positive test result last night. My partner had a head cold but no covid symptoms.

Amirani · 06-01-2021 03:39PM

Timmy O Toole wrote: »

Dr Holohan said yesterday if you feel any flu like symptoms at all that it's almost certainly Covid 19 as there is no sign of any other virus' circulating.

If we are now only testing people who show symptoms, and the positivity rate is "only" 24% doesn't that completely contradict what Dr Holohan said ?

There are different levels of symptoms, and some of them are imaginary. We're also testing people without "flu-like symptoms".

growleaves · 06-01-2021 03:42PM

Galadriel wrote: »

I got what felt like a head cold on Sunday but lost my sense of taste and smell. I got a positive test result last night. My partner had a head cold but no covid symptoms.

Get well soon.

titan18 · 06-01-2021 03:44PM

nommm wrote: »

I think Paul Reid said capacity is 175000/week

I'd wonder is that as less staff on Saturdays and Sundays so we might be able to higher daily numbers Monday to Friday (like the 28k today) and then less then, so maybe in a worst case scenario we can call in more overtime (i'd imagine they're doing that anyway) and hit more than that.

dzsfah2xoynme9 · 06-01-2021 03:44PM

I live in a house with 4 other people. A couple in the room directly under mine are coughing like crazy. Both of them. But they refuse to get tested.

Grab All Association · 06-01-2021 03:44PM

In 1987 we had more sufficient capacity in this country to deal with Covid-19.

Over 2000 beds closed between 1984-1988

Bagenalstown District Hospital, Co. Carlow,
Brownswood Hospital, Enniscorthy,
County and City Infirmary, Waterford,
Kilrush District Hospital,
Lismore District Hospital, County Waterford,
Monkstown Hospital,
North Infirmary,
St. Laurence's Hospital,
St. John of God Hospital's Maternity Unit, Cahercalla,
St. Vincent's District Hospital, Tipperary,
Thurles District Hospital,

Majority of these hospital buildings are still standing today. In the case of Thurles District Hospital which I visited yesterday, the building can certainly be utilised to support non ICU capacity.

We have wasted 10 months unsuccessfully trying to delay the inevitable. We could have spent this time restoring these services. This virus is here to stay for the foreseeable future. Bed capacity needs to be urgently increased and a recruitment drive started immediately.

is_that_so · 06-01-2021 03:46PM

titan18 wrote: »

I'm guessing our testing capacity must be close to 30k, but not sure we know what exactly it is. Tbh, our testing system seems relatively excellent, we're testing great numbers really considering our population.

25K + 2K offshore - i.e. Germany. HSE did mention a new lab opening but no dates on it.

podgeandrodge · 06-01-2021 03:46PM

Supercell wrote: »

Plenty of common colds and other nasties around, many people with colds think they have the flu, others just panic.

Don't underestimate the potential for man-flu, likely still circulating and quite dangerous. If women got it there would be another NPHET type group set up years ago, but they just expect men to suffer it.

is_that_so · 06-01-2021 03:47PM

Paxton Dead Slumlord wrote: »

I live in a house with 4 other people. A couple in the room directly under mine are coughing like crazy. Both of them. But they refuse to get tested.

Do a Wuhan on them and nail the door shut! Feed them through the window!

Timmy O Toole · 06-01-2021 03:47PM

GooglePlus wrote: »

Are there even people testing for the common cold? That is absolutely circulating, had a bunged up head recently, felt like rhinovirus. No cough, sore throat or fever, just phlegm in the head and sinuses wrecked.

How do you know it wasn't covid ? Some people have very mild or even no symptoms ?

Gael23 · 06-01-2021 03:48PM

6800 positive swabs with 25% positive

Timmy O Toole · 06-01-2021 03:48PM

billyhead wrote: »

No. The Common cold is still knocking about. I had a dose of it up go last week. Sore throat and unusual tiredness.

How do you know it wasn't covid ? Some people have those exact symptoms or even milder.

thelad95 · 06-01-2021 03:50PM

billyhead wrote: »

No. The Common cold is still knocking about. I had a dose of it up go last week. Sore throat and unusual tiredness.

And you didn't think given there's you know a global pandemic that it might have been wise to consider getting a test? Or did you just continue business as usual?

seamus · 06-01-2021 03:51PM

fits wrote: »

No hint of a peak yet at all.

I disagree

The positivity rates tentatively suggests that growth is slowing down, which means a peak is imminent.

What am I saying? In the 7 days from 24th to 30th December, positivity rates grew by 18.5% per day, on average. From 31st today, they have grown by 6.19%, on average.

If we get to Friday and the positivity rate is still coming in at 26% or less, then we're nearly at the peak.

The forecasts have been slowly improving as the number come in this week. What was once a near vertical forecast, is starting to turn. Slowly.

I might eat my words tomorrow, but I'd say Monday is the key day that will confirm if the tide has turned.

Gael23 · 06-01-2021 03:52PM

We won’t be at the peak until 14 days after New Year’s Eve

Galadriel · 06-01-2021 03:53PM

thelad95 wrote: »

And you didn't think given there's you know a global pandemic that it might have been wise to consider getting a test? Or did you just continue business as usual?

Exactly, my symptoms are extremely mild, if I hadn't have had the loss of taste and smell I would have thought 'just a standard head cold'.

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