Another set of grim Covid data today - daily cases, hospitalisations and deaths up...
That's the big news, but there are a few silver linings in the details of the data
1/ ft.com/content/9f80bc… via @FinancialTimes
That's the big news, but there are a few silver linings in the details of the data
1/ ft.com/content/9f80bc… via @FinancialTimes
@FinancialTimes Some of the worst hit areas for positive cases have stopped getting worse. This is Medway, but the feature applies more generally...
This is Medway, but it applies to v local areas too.
No one should get too excited, the numbers show little sign of decling much
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This is Medway, but it applies to v local areas too.
No one should get too excited, the numbers show little sign of decling much
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@FinancialTimes There has been somethingof a levelling off in London too in the random testing done by ONS
V early days, but gives hope that the lockdown can work to reduce caseload
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V early days, but gives hope that the lockdown can work to reduce caseload
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@FinancialTimes Rates among the over 60s are significantly lower than those under 60.
Just imagine the pressure on hospitals if that wasn't true
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Just imagine the pressure on hospitals if that wasn't true
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@FinancialTimes And, as I explained earlier, excess deaths are running at levels (so far) in the second wave considerably lower than in the first wave
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https://twitter.com/ChrisGiles_/status/1346823375797235715
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@FinancialTimes Quite often we cherry pick data to highlight risks and where cases are rising fastest.
This was an exercise in the opposite.
They are not "good news" but glimmers of hope in an otherwise awful picture
ENDS
This was an exercise in the opposite.
They are not "good news" but glimmers of hope in an otherwise awful picture
ENDS
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