10-02-2020, 11:09 AM
After a week of high drama when the POTUS was infected by the left who put coronavirus on his microphone for the debate it's worth checking the figures before the weekend (all of these just for England):
Patients in hospital as at the 1st Oct was 1,995 compared with 1,615 on the 25th. The doubling period is about 2 weeks as it was 988 on the 18th. It's worth pointing out that the figure was 2,092 on the 21st March which had risen from 1,541 the day before. This time it has taken about 8 days to increase by roughly the same (500) which indicates the spread is much slower this time.
Patients on ventilators as at the 1st Oct was 285, again a slow increase and doubled since the 20th Sept (142) so about 11 days - again much slower than March / April and well below the numbers at the time (they did only start reporting on these on the 1st April when the amount was 1,494)
Other figures are that admissions to hospital are hovering around the 300 mark with slight ups and downs but no major increase.
Again the figures don't support the measures being imposed. We've had an increase around the time that schools and universities go back which should have been expected but this isn't on the scale of earlier in the year..... again I'll add yet to that, we still need to be vigilant and implement the normal measures of working from home where you can, washing hands, wearing masks etc.
Stay safe folks
Patients in hospital as at the 1st Oct was 1,995 compared with 1,615 on the 25th. The doubling period is about 2 weeks as it was 988 on the 18th. It's worth pointing out that the figure was 2,092 on the 21st March which had risen from 1,541 the day before. This time it has taken about 8 days to increase by roughly the same (500) which indicates the spread is much slower this time.
Patients on ventilators as at the 1st Oct was 285, again a slow increase and doubled since the 20th Sept (142) so about 11 days - again much slower than March / April and well below the numbers at the time (they did only start reporting on these on the 1st April when the amount was 1,494)
Other figures are that admissions to hospital are hovering around the 300 mark with slight ups and downs but no major increase.
Again the figures don't support the measures being imposed. We've had an increase around the time that schools and universities go back which should have been expected but this isn't on the scale of earlier in the year..... again I'll add yet to that, we still need to be vigilant and implement the normal measures of working from home where you can, washing hands, wearing masks etc.
Stay safe folks