Percentage of tests returning positive peaked at the end of last week

Positive tests should improve from here on in, though mortality is going to be grim for the next few weeks, and hospitals are in fire fighting mode.

That's post Xmas and New Year, plus lockdowns working (at whatever cost to people in other ways; let's leave that alone).

But to keep cases down, we stay locked down for some time. All grim.

Posted By: Basil Wrathbone on January 13th 2021 at 18:27:14

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latest Covid figures ... people tested positive (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 13, 16:18:38
- Percentage of tests returning positive peaked at the end of last week (General Chat) - Basil Wrathbone, Jan 13, 18:27:14
  - Basically until the vaccine starts taking effect isn’t it? (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 18:28:23
    - That's what it looks like, though I'd sure it will also tail off as we get to early summer (n/m) (General Chat) - Basil Wrathbone, Jan 13, 19:17:05
- No. Looks like clear decline in cases per day (General Chat) - Timmy_Goat, Jan 13, 17:20:59
- The weekly growth rate may still be slightly biased downwards (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 13, 16:23:17
  - so its a maybe (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 13, 16:25:29
    - No, I think it's more than a maybe (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 13, 16:29:11
      - good ... every journey starts with a single step (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 13, 16:34:46
        
        Yup. Even is London it looks like a stabilisation rather than big falls (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 13, 16:38:28
- Sadly we've just done another world beating record on deaths. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jan 13, 16:20:35
  - I have a feeling the pesky French might take the crown ultimately (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jan 13, 17:47:13
    - Belgium miles ahead in "deaths per 100k" in Europe, I think (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 13, 17:53:39
      - Unfortunately, many Eastern European countries are rapidly catching up (General Chat) - Timmy_Goat, Jan 13, 18:42:02
      - Europe generally going to come a bit of a cropper (General Chat) - paulg, Jan 13, 18:03:58
        
        The EU has ordered 2.3 billion vaccine doses however (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 18:18:38
        
        They'll get there - but slowly (General Chat) - paulg, Jan 13, 19:37:42
  - And passed 100,000 covid deaths (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 16:44:11
  - Not world-beating, US had more than 4,000 yesterday (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 13, 16:27:01
    - Their population is 5x as large as ours though (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 13, 16:30:26
      - If we are doing that stat, then Belgium have had worse days (General Chat) - earlydoors, Jan 13, 17:18:20
      - Are the statistics gathered in an identical way? (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jan 13, 17:01:15
        
        28 day tests are only for the daily dashboard (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 17:05:16
        
        That's what I think too (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jan 13, 17:07:17
      - but the population density in the us is not the same as the uk (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 13, 16:35:48
        
        It’s good to compare outcomes (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 16:38:28
        
        if only there was an overarching global health organisation set up to do that job (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 13, 17:59:24
        
        We don’t really take much notice of them (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 18:05:15
        
        Unbelievable from the WHO then,asleep at the wheel. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 13, 18:02:23
        
        Well we’ve ignored most of their advice anyway 🤷‍♂️ (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 18:05:52
        
        if we ever do find a 'best' way (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 13, 17:06:45
        
        At least the vaccine will make it far easier now (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 17:08:05
        
        Didn't you get the memo? It replaced the Olympics (n/m) (General Chat) - Ben, Jan 13, 16:37:47
        
        It's only when we're having the most deaths,let's be honest. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 13, 16:37:45
        
        We're only allowed to talk about giving the most vaccines (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 13, 16:44:40
        
        Israel vaccinated over 20% of the population (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 16:50:01
        
        Strangely it's a little like the plot in world war z.😯😲😥 (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 13, 17:07:59
        
        20% of the population is about 1.8m isn't it? (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jan 13, 17:04:40
        
        Yeah the first case study of mass vaccination (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 18:24:40
        
        when you say good results do you mean (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 13, 16:53:30
        
        Yes reduced infections (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 18:23:43
      - Fair point (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 13, 16:32:41
  - Just a glitch in the Dubz matrix there. I have abided by the political rules here mostly. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jan 13, 16:21:41

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