More than 70,000 excess deaths during the pandemic
2,225 deaths involving Covid-19 were registered in the week of 6 November, up by 628 in a week.
Deaths registered for any reason were 15% above the level expected at this time of year.
The total number of “excess” deaths, those above expected levels, since the start of the pandemic is now 70,839
Most of these deaths occurred in the first wave: the weeks since the start of October account for just over 5,500 of that total.
[CENTER]PHE has updated the way it records the location of people who have been tested for COVID-19. Counts of cases and deaths at sub-national level have been updated to reflect this.[/CENTER]
Last updated on Tuesday 17 November 2020 at 07:54pm
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Cases still high, deaths rising fast, hospitalisations still rising (as of 13/11), tests FALLING TO LESS THAN 50% capacity of 520,000 (as of 16/11) … 
Covid: Thousands of cases relocated in England in data change
Cases were assigned to the address in a patient’s NHS records, but this did not account for those who have recently moved, such as students.
Newcastle saw cases rise by more than a quarter, followed by York and Lincoln.
Officials say the change had not affected decisions about local or national lockdown restrictions.
Dr Yvonne Doyle, medical director at Public Health England (PHE), said the change better reflected where positive cases were happening in recent weeks.
She added it particularly impacted cases among university students “who may not have yet registered with a GP at their term-time address”.
Coronavirus: Head of NHS Test and Trace Dido Harding self-isolating
The head of NHS Test and Trace is self-isolating after receiving a notification from the NHS mobile app.
It comes a week after her husband, Conservative MP John Penrose, was told to isolate by the app, and days after Boris Johnson, her boss, began self-isolating.
No surprise there, then … 
Coronavirus: Family Christmas get-togethers being considered
The government’s medical adviser on Covid, Susan Hopkins, said they were working on a plan and wanted Christmas to be “as close to normal as possible”.
BBC health correspondent Nick Triggle said any rule change would be for a limited time, maybe just a few days.
Cabinet minister Alok Sharma said it was too early for “conclusions” but he wanted to see his family for Christmas.
It comes after the Sun reported that families may be able to mix indoors for five days from Christmas Eve.
All four UK nations - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - are trying to work out a common approach to Christmas so families spread across the UK can still meet up.
Our correspondent said any final decisions would not be made for a few weeks while health chiefs wait to see whether cases have started to come down during the lockdown in England.
But, he said, the advice was likely to urge families not to hold big gatherings and to travel by car, rather than public transport.
Scientific advice indicates that for every day that measures are relaxed, five days of tighter restrictions would be needed.
What a brilliant idea … :!:
Millions of people travelling thousands of miles to party unrestricted, indoors and intoxicated - all that shoutin’, huggin’n’kissin’ - just like the old times … :roll:
Last updated on Wednesday 18 November 2020 at 04:22p
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Cases still high but dropping, deaths rising, hospitalisations rising fast (as of 14/11), tests LESS THAN 60% capacity of 530,000 (as of 17/11) … 
Last updated on Thursday 19 November 2020 at 04:13pm
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Cases still high and rising, deaths rising, hospitalisations rising fast (as of 15/11), tests STILL ONLY 68% capacity of 530,000 (as of 18/11) …
Last updated on Friday 20 November 2020 at 05:27pm
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Cases still high but falling, deaths remaing high, hospitalisations rising fast (as of 16/11), tests 75% capacity of 530,000 (as of 19/11) …
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Cases still high but falling, deaths remaing high, hospitalisations rising fast (as of 1711), tests 75% capacity of 530,000 (as of 19/11) … 
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Cases still high but falling, deaths remaing high, hospitalisations rising fast (as of 18/11), tests 75% capacity of 530,000 (as of 19/11) …
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Cases falling dramatically, deaths remaining high, hospitalisations dropping slightly (as of 19/11), tests ONLY 52% capacity of 530,000 (as of 22/11) …
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Cases falling dramatically, deaths remaining high, hospitalisations dropping slightly (as of 20/11), tests ONLY 52% capacity of 530,000 (as of 23/11) …
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Cases rising again, deaths rising again, hospitalisations dropping slightly (as of 21/11), tests ONLY 60% capacity of 530,000 (as of 24/11) …
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Cases high but stabilising, deaths rising again, hospitalisations dropping slightly (as of 21/11), tests ONLY 67% capacity of 530,000 (as of 25/11) …
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Cases high but stabilising, deaths rising again, hospitalisations rising slightly (as of 22/11), tests ONLY 73% capacity of 530,000 (as of 26/11) …
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Cases high but stabilising, deaths rising again, hospitalisations rising slightly (as of 24/11), tests ONLY 73% capacity of 530,000 (as of 26/11) …
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Cases high but stabilising, deaths rising again, hospitalisations rising slightly (as of 24/11), tests ONLY 73% capacity of 530,000 (as of 26/11) … 
What is being reported in civilisation probably more interesting to you from 1.10min in.
meanwhile on the home front:
Victoria has recorded its first COVID-related death in more than a month, after a woman aged in her 70s died from complications related to the disease.
The Department of Health and Human services (DHHS) said the woman was diagnosed with coronavirus in late July and was cleared as an active case in late September.
However, because she did not make a full recovery from the original infection, her death is considered COVID-19 related.
She is the 820th person to die from coronavirus in Victoria.
The last two coronavirus deaths recorded in Victoria were on October 28, but those deaths had occurred some weeks before they were added to COVID-related fatalities.
Deaths run about a month behind cases so you can expect deaths to continue to rise.
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Last updated on Sunday 29 November 2020 at 4:00pm
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Cases falling sharply, deaths high but stabilising, hospitalisations high but stabilising (unverified), tests ONLY 73% capacity of 530,000 (as of 26/11) … 
The good news:
The R number for coronavirus has fallen to between 0.9 and 1 for the first time since mid-August, which means the epidemic is thought to be no longer growing.
