Thread by @GeorgeLeeRTE

Here are some very positive new charts about Ireland’s COVID progress presented by Prof Philip Nolan at Thursday’s COVID briefing. The number of deaths in Ireland speaks for itself. It is clearly on a downward trend.

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Even more confirmation of a downward trend in Irish COVID-19 deaths. The five-day moving average of the daily growth rate in deaths is close to zero. The picture itself says more than words can.

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The cumulative number of COVID-19 deaths in Ireland is clearly levelling off. Unfortunately over 1,200 have died so far, but at least the trend is slowing down.

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This graph is very reassuring. It is a chart of the five-day moving average of the growth in new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ireland. It is now in negative territory. Nice to see that happening.

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The thing that is so good about this graph is the trend in new hospital admissions for COVID-19 in Ireland – that’s the green line. 100 people per day were being admitted at the start of April. Now down to 30 per day.

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This from Prof Philip Nolan’s COVID briefing on Thursday is positive about COVID-19 in Intensive Care Units. A strong downward trend both in the number of patients in ICU and in daily admissions to ICU throughout April.

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Next two graphs from Prof Philip Nolan at the COVID briefing show why so much caution is Essential. Trends in new cases per day, numbers in ICU, and patients in hospital are good, but the levels in each are far too high.

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This is a graph of the new COVID cases in the general population, long term-residential care facilities, and healthcare workers. In each case the amount of new infection is still too high.

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