Covid 19 Part XXXV-956,720 ROI (5,952 deaths) 452,946 NI (3,002 deaths) (08/01) Read OP

bucketybuck · 22-05-2021 04:57PM

Chris_5339762 wrote: »

A tracker is lower priority than that, much as we'd love to know the numbers!

There is the small matter of hundreds of thousands of people still being affected by restrictions, which are reportedly in place based on those numbers. It isn't exactly just idle curiosity that has people wanting to know what they are.

Personally there is one thing and one thing only that I want to know, and that is how many people have died because of covid in May. Because if that number is back to effectively zero then why the **** are we still talking about only possibly relaxing restrictions in July and August.

corkie · 22-05-2021 05:14PM

Numbers for today 22nd May.

corkie wrote: »

https://twitter.com/roinnslainte/status/1396131486500331524

As of midnight, Friday 21st May, the @hpscireland
has been notified of 381* confirmed cases of #COVID19.

110 in hospital. 42 in ICU.

*Daily case numbers may change due to future data validation.

corkonion · 22-05-2021 05:15PM

The Department of Health has been notified of 381 new cases of Covid-19.
The number of people being treated in intensive care with the virus is 42, up four from yesterday.

Larbre34 · 22-05-2021 05:18PM

bucketybuck wrote: »

There is the small matter of hundreds of thousands of people still being affected by restrictions, which are reportedly in place based on those numbers. It isn't exactly just idle curiosity that has people wanting to know what they are.

Personally there is one thing and one thing only that I want to know, and that is how many people have died because of covid in May. Because if that number is back to effectively zero then why the **** are we still talking about only possibly relaxing restrictions in July and August.

Thats a poor enough metric to judge things on.

The only game in town is protecting the health service from unmanageable surges. Everything else is secondary.

0lddog · 22-05-2021 05:27PM

Larbre34 wrote: »

....
The only game in town is protecting the health service from unmanageable surges.....

In that case restrictions cease now

shtpEdthePlum · 22-05-2021 05:29PM

All the different things which threaten the health service at any given time are not necessarily our responsibility forever now.

podgeandrodge · 22-05-2021 05:35PM

corkie wrote: »

Numbers for today 22nd May.

Have they expressed any concerns that ICU figures up a bit? Wasn't it down into the 30's at some point, now 42?

Edit: I know, they are always concerned, but I mean especially, or "genuinely" concerned!

JP Liz V1 · 22-05-2021 05:37PM

ICU increase is a worry

Vicxas · 22-05-2021 05:48PM

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

ICU increase is a worry

Depends on the circumstances. If they're unvaccinated and high risk then it's not that much of a worry

stephenjmcd · 22-05-2021 05:49PM

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

ICU increase is a worry

110 in hospital. All very steady. No spike there

We can't be worrying every time numbers go up a little from a low base.

The hospitals are doing very well given the hurdles they've had.

ClosedAccountFuzzy · 22-05-2021 05:59PM

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

ICU increase is a worry

It's unfortunate for the people who are involved and I wish them a full and speedy recovery, but if the numbers in hospital aren't increasing, it just means that a small number of patients have moved from needing hospital support into needing full ICU support. That is a pattern with serous COVID. It doesn't mean the situation is getting generally worse.

The only significant figure is the numbers ending up in hospital in the first place.

SeaFields · 22-05-2021 06:22PM

Have they stopped reporting deaths or has there been none in awhile? It seems quite a few reports since I've seen deaths reported. I might be wrong tho

Goldengirl · 22-05-2021 06:30PM

Vicxas wrote: »

Depends on the circumstances. If they're unvaccinated and high risk then it's not that much of a worry

You don't end up in I CU unless you are extremely sick

Goldengirl · 22-05-2021 06:32PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

110 in hospital. All very steady. No spike there

We can't be worrying every time numbers go up a little from a low base.

The hospitals are doing very well given the hurdles they've had.

Yes, but Limerick is under pressure and it is as a result of Eid celebrations .

CalamariFritti · 22-05-2021 06:47PM

Deeper Blue wrote: »

NPHET have been saying they were "genuinely concerned" every day for the last 15 months. It's a case of boy who cried wolf at this stage.

I had to laugh at 'genuinely concerned'. Ist that opposed to the other times where they were just pretending to be concerned?

Corholio · 22-05-2021 06:56PM

People need to stop posting 'worry' posts every time numbers go up a bit. Some are perpetually worried when there's any movement upwards, no matter what longer trends show.

Goldengirl · 22-05-2021 06:58PM

Corholio wrote: »

People need to stop posting 'worry' posts every time numbers go up a bit. Some are perpetually worried when there's any movement upwards, no matter what longer trends show.

Some people know when to be worried, others just worry, some never worry and others are worried but just minimise, all sorts here !

TheDoctor · 22-05-2021 07:09PM

Goldengirl wrote: »

Some people know when to be worried, others just worry, some never worry and others are worried but just minimise, all sorts here !

A worrying combination

Happydays2020 · 22-05-2021 07:15PM

Goldengirl wrote: »

Some people know when to be worried, others just worry, some never worry and others are worried but just minimise, all sorts here !

Are you worried?

pc7 · 22-05-2021 07:17PM

Goldengirl wrote: »

Yes, but Limerick is under pressure and it is as a result of Eid celebrations .

Really? Is there a large community there (genuinely not aware)

Goldengirl · 22-05-2021 07:18PM

Happydays2020 wrote: »

Are you worried?

Not generally

Goldengirl · 22-05-2021 07:19PM

pc7 wrote: »

Really? Is there a large community there (genuinely not aware)

Same as every city in Irelsnd really .

is_that_so · 22-05-2021 07:26PM

UK doing sewage testing for the new variant.

Sewage samples are being tested to determine which Covid-19 variants are most prevalent across regions accounting for two-thirds of England’s population.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/22/sewage-samples-being-tested-across-england-to-monitor-covid-variants

We did run a pilot sometime last year and it seems there is now a programme.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/ireland-to-start-testing-wastewater-to-detect-covid-19-levels-in-community-1.4552546

Dr. Bre · 22-05-2021 07:45PM

Worrying times

Wolf359f · 22-05-2021 08:04PM

Dr. Bre wrote: »

Worrying times

I always worry when someone says that.

boardise · 22-05-2021 08:31PM

Corholio wrote: »

People need to stop posting 'worry' posts every time numbers go up a bit. Some are perpetually worried when there's any movement upwards, no matter what longer trends show.

Yes ,it would be great if there were fewer keyboard worriers around.

ClosedAccountFuzzy · 22-05-2021 08:56PM

is_that_so wrote: »

UK doing sewage testing for the new variant.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/22/sewage-samples-being-tested-across-england-to-monitor-covid-variants

We did run a pilot sometime last year and it seems there is now a programme.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/ireland-to-start-testing-wastewater-to-detect-covid-19-levels-in-community-1.4552546

There's a more detailed article in the Irish Examiner:

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40278677.html

It actually takes in 68 catchment area, including in Cork: the city, Ballincollig, Clonakilty, Cork Lower Harbour, Fermoy, Mallow, Midleton and Youghal.

Seems quite comprehensive if that's what's being replicated in all 68 locations.

coastwatch · 22-05-2021 09:17PM

100 cases so far at Mt.Everest base camp in Nepal.
No surprise considering the numbers in the country, the cramped living conditions (small tents) at base camp and weakened immune system from altitude.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/climbing-guide-says-coronavirus-outbreak-mount-everest-has-infected-least-n1268239

Fann Linn · 22-05-2021 09:31PM

coastwatch wrote: »

100 cases so far at Mt.Everest base camp in Nepal.
No surprise considering the numbers in the country, the cramped living conditions (small tents) at base camp and weakened immune system from altitude.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/climbing-guide-says-coronavirus-outbreak-mount-everest-has-infected-least-n1268239

Read that in one of the papers earlier this week. Tourists hauling bottles of o2 up a mountain and poor devils dying in hospitals for lack of o2.
World gone mad.

wadacrack · 23-05-2021 08:33AM

What are the hospital admission numbers like for this week compared to last ? If their is a spike their might be a bit concerning. If not then it could just be variance than ICU has gone up.

Covid 19 Part XXXV-956,720 ROI (5,952 deaths) 452,946 NI (3,002 deaths) (08/01) Read OP

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