1/ Triage data thread with COVID-19 like symptoms. With the recent positivity data that has shot up I was expecting to see a much higher climb in these numbers similar to the September climb.
1/ Positivity spikes! As shown yesterday the positivity rates have increased massively over the past few days of data (to the 29th December)
What I am struggling to understand / process is the massive spike in low population density areas. Below is data for six North West LA's
Carlisle has increased 151% in 10 days it is the 4th highest in the region. In the previous peak it went to 7.7.
A place "Harder hit" previously, Ribble valley. Previous high 15.2 but now above that to 16.7.
So if this is the new strain there seems little immunity to it?
As the case rates have massively increased then we should be seeing this translate into hospital admissions. Depending on age / health this would happen from 2 days after symptoms. The case data is from the 29th so must have had symptoms 28th or prior to get a test on 29th
1/ @_RobbieMoore there has been talk over the past few days of teachers getting priority access to vaccines. This simply cannot happen at the expense of care home residents. These are the numbers of care home residents dying each week with COVID-19 (ONS Data)
2/ Life expectancy of a care home resident is between 12 and 14 months. Many will be dying without seeing family since March or before due to not being allowed visitors. Have these people and their family's not suffered enough.
3/ A teacher is at no greater risk than other key workers according to the ONS data. Yet we know care home residents are at massive risk. To prioritise teachers would lead to the continued high death rates in care homes. That cannot be acceptable.