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[Jimmy Grimble]

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That has to be good news if correct.

Though it is slightly odd we’ve gone from 87 to 28. Makes me wonder if there was some crossover on the numbers from the day before into today? Seems plausible given the new announcement time.

Perhaps it was actually more like: Tuesday 60 and Wednesday 55

 

[Beach Hut]

My concern is that after this weekend we will se a big rise in 14 days time.

Why ?

 

[The Wizard]

Why ?

I’d assume he means because of the imbeciles over the weekend going out and spending it like a bank holiday weekend.

 

[Beach Hut]

I’d assume he means because of the imbeciles over the weekend going out and spending it like a bank holiday weekend.

Hmm, see what you mean

 

[The Wizard]

Hmm, see what you mean

But then this time two weeks ago, things were fairly normal. So I doubt there’s much correlation based on that.

I’m very intrigued by how the number has halved in a day, that’s remarkable, not sure I’ve seen that in any other country.

 

[Triggaaar]

28 deaths today in England apparently.

Yep, although I should have said that we are <500 currently. Still positive though. I was expecting another rise today, i.e. 100+ deaths in the last 24 hours. 28 today after 87 yesterday is something positive.

Was 28 for the UK, or just England?

 

[Notters]

That has to be good news if correct.

Though it is slightly odd we’ve gone from 82 to 28. Makes me wonder if there was some crossover on the numbers from the day before into today? Seems plausible given the new announcement time.

Perhaps it was actually more like: Tuesday 57 and Wednesday 53

It's 41 for the UK but still.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Main Coronavirus / Covid-19 Dicsussion Thread

Was 28 for the UK, or just England?

Ignore!

 

[doogie004]

Was 28 for the UK, or just England?

England


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[Notters]

Personally I believe the figure if that's what has been released. Massaging the figures would only lead to problems later when things either ramped up a lot or when things were on the surface cooling down. People would in one case start to panic, in the other there would be a premature clamour for restrictions to be lifted earlier than was safe.

I think those kinds of shenanigans happen in Russia and China but I don't think so here.

No, sorry I don't mean I don't believe the figure. I just feel there's something else going on here. Maybe a treatment being used here that's not being used in Spain and Italy, maybe some truth in the theory that half the country has already had it, I don't know what exactly.

 

[Triggaaar]

England

That's what I thought. But the 87 for yesterday was for the UK wasn't it? So you're comparing apples with oranges.

 

[Triggaaar]

maybe some truth in the theory that half the country has already had

 

[oldboyroy]

At moment I would suggest Italy still having large deaths as the country is simply over loaded whereas in UK so far we're not all patients are getting proper treatment. Providing we can stay that way our death total may stay relatively low. Overload our NHS and death rates will rocket.

 

[The Wizard]

No, sorry I don't mean I don't believe the figure. I just feel there's something else going on here. Maybe a treatment being used here that's not being used in Spain and Italy, maybe some truth in the theory that half the country has already had, I don't know what exactly.

I honestly believe it could be a mixture of both, but we need to see how things progrsss over the next few days before we jump to any conclusions, I’ve just looked at most major countries in Europe and I haven’t yet found one place that halved its death number the following day, seems a real anomaly there must be something behind it.

Edit: also, no new infection numbers, very strange.

 

[Notters]

That's what I thought. But the 87 for yesterday was for the UK wasn't it? So you're comparing apples with oranges.

87 yesterday, 41 today

 

[dingodan]

Was 28 for the UK, or just England?

28 for England.

 

[Triggaaar]

87 yesterday, 41 today

Indeed. Great that the rate has come down, but I wouldn't read too much into it on just one day. If it's a trend that continues for a few days, I'd get excited.

 

[dingodan]

That's what I thought. But the 87 for yesterday was for the UK wasn't it? So you're comparing apples with oranges.

True, good point.

Still positive though.

 

[atomised]

87 yesterday, 41 today

Still seems.an impressive drop this far yesterday was.the one really bad day numbers wise. Be interesting to see what comes tomorrow