Covid data for Saturday, 15 August 2020
Global Cases 21,354,689
Global Deaths 763,353
Australia
Cases 23,035
Deaths 379
Critical 47
Cases per Million 902
UK
Cases 316,367
Deaths 41,358
Critical 80
Cases per Million 4,657
USA
Cases 5,476,266
Deaths 171,535
Critical 17,217
Cases per Million 16,533
Only 11 deaths in the UK overnight attributed to Covid. The number of overnight infections can be ignored because there are thousands more tests carried out daily now and comparisons can not be made accurately, if the ever could…
The only way those tests could be accurate is if every person in the UK was checked daily…
Between the summer and herd immunity the virus has been brought under control…:-D:038:
“When all man’s attempts to thwart the aliens failed, they [the martians] were eventually destroyed by the smallest lifeforms on the planet”…
Covid data for Sunday, 16 August 2020
Global Cases 21,615,334
Global Deaths 768,969
Australia
Cases 23,287
Deaths 396
Critical 47
Cases per Million 912
UK
Cases 317,379
Deaths 41,361
Critical 73
Cases per Million 4,672
USA
Cases 5,529,789
Deaths 172,606
Critical 17,186
Cases per Million 16,694
Covid data for Monday, 17 August 2020
Global Cases 21,826,447
Global Deaths 773,072
Australia
Cases 23,558
Deaths 421
Critical 51
Cases per Million 923
UK
Cases 318,484
Deaths 41,366
Critical 73
Cases per Million 4,688
USA
Cases 5,566,632
Deaths 173,128
Critical 17,237
Cases per Million 16,805
Kiwiland
New Zealand PM the lovely Jacinda Ardern has postponed the NZ election by four weeks due to coronavirus.
She announced the country’s general election would be moved from September 19 to October 17 as the country battles the coronavirus outbreak.
Ms Ardern said she did not want to have to move the election date again.
NSW
Premier Gladys Berejiklian has apologised “unreservedly” for the “unimaginable loss” suffered by people because of NSW Health’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak on the Ruby Princess cruise ship.
A report handed to the NSW Government on Friday identified “serious”, “inexcusable” and “inexplicable” oversights by NSW Health.
There have been 663 COVID-19 cases linked to the Ruby Princess and 28 deaths
Victoria
Victoria has recorded 282 new cases of coronavirus and 25 further deaths, making it the state’s deadliest day since the pandemic began.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said 22 of the 25 deaths were linked to aged care outbreaks.
International Arrivals to Australia have gone from 1 million a month in March to currently zero
Covid data for Tuesday, 18 August 2020
Global Cases 22,049,426
Global Deaths 777,439
Australia
Cases 23,772
Deaths 438
Critical 52
Cases per Million 931
UK
Cases 319,197
Deaths 41,369
Critical 73
Cases per Million 4,699
USA
Cases 5,612,027
Deaths 173,716
Critical 17,190
Cases per Million 16,942
Covid data for Wednesday, 19 August 2020
Global Cases 22,306,538
Global Deaths 784,353
Australia
Cases 23,989
Deaths 450
Critical 53
Cases per Million 939
UK
Cases 320,286
Deaths 41,381
Critical 73
Cases per Million 4,715
USA
Cases 5,655,974
Deaths 175,074
Critical 16,966
Cases per Million 17,074
Covid data for Thursday, 20 August 2020
Global Cases 22,579,141
Global Deaths 791,002
Australia
Cases 24,236
Deaths 463
Critical 51
Cases per Million 949
UK
Cases 321,098
Deaths 41,397
Critical 73
Cases per Million 4,727
USA
Cases 5,700,931
Deaths 176,337
Critical 16,875
Cases per Million 17,209
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
A very interesting video about the genetic tracking of covid 19 all over the world.
Covid data for Friday, 21 August 2020
Global Cases 22,861,688
Global Deaths 797,105
Australia
Cases 24,407
Deaths 472
Critical 47
Cases per Million 956
UK
Cases 322,280
Deaths 41,403
Critical 70
Cases per Million 4,744
USA
Cases 5,746,272
Deaths 177,424
Critical 16,817
Cases per Million 17,346
Things are looking slightly better on OZ.
Victoria has recorded 179 new coronavirus cases, the first time in more than five weeks the state has recorded fewer than 200 new cases, and its lowest daily total since July 13.
A further nine Victorians with COVID-19 have died, taking the state’s pandemic death toll to 385.
NSW health authorities have recorded just one coronavirus infection overnight — the lowest number in 50 days.
It is the lowest number of new cases since July 2, when there were no new infections reported and on August 18, when there were three.
Covid data for Saturday, 22 August 2020
Global Cases 23,120,216
Global Deaths 803,201
Australia
Cases 24,602
Deaths 485
Critical 43
Cases per Million 963
UK
Cases 323,313
Deaths 41,405
Critical 76
Cases per Million 4,759
USA
Cases 5,796,727
Deaths 179,200
Critical 16,801
Cases per Million 17,498
Had an email from the council yesterday telling us how we are doing and that our green bit collections (garden waste) will resume from the first of September…
Oh yes!..And Doncaster is way below the national average for coronavirus infections with only 3% of the local population being infected…Apparently the national average is 11%…
Since staycation became the option the S West has been full to capacity with visitors, surprisingly infection rates haven’t exploded.We’re above the national average but real terms case figures are low.
You have that information in the “Cases per million” figure, just move the decimal point 4 places to the left.
So UK national figures show a 0.4759% infection rate - either the Doncaster figure is horrendous, their maths is appalling or both.
11% of 65million is about 7 million, I doubt even the UK figures for infections are out by that much. I think the council needs to check their sources, if I was you I’d be examining my rates bill very closely.
Covid data for Sunday, 23 August 2020
Global Cases 23,380,569
Global Deaths 808,697
Australia
Cases 24,811
Deaths 502
Critical 39
Cases per Million 971
UK
Cases 324,601
Deaths 41,423
Critical 76
Cases per Million 4,778
USA
Cases 5,841,428
Deaths 180,174
Critical 16,739
Cases per Million 17,633
Hi
Our Recycling Centres closed but collections, including green bins never stopped
There was a mad rush when the recycling opened again, but it did not last long.
The problem with Infection rates is the way they are collected and analysed.
They could be, and are now starting to be collected in more detail, down to postcode level, not NHS Trust or County Level.
This is how it used to be before Jeremy Hunt changed things in 2013.
The Shropshire rate is rising, but it is a huge County.
Now we can get back to Postcode level, we can see where to target efforts, individual pubs, workplaces, groups of people.
Once this is done, no need for very expensive lockdowns, just targeted ones.
Much less disruption to the economy and much cheaper and effective.
Just repeating the facts of the email from the council Bruce…Here they are. I wrote the piece from memory and I can see it wasn’t expressed as a percentage…Sorry…
[I]Coronavirus Doncaster: Update
Introduction
Dr Rupert Suckling
Hi, my name is Dr Rupert Suckling and I am the Director of Public Health in Doncaster.
[B]Once again I’d like to thank the residents of Doncaster for sticking to the COVID safety measures that are currently in place. Our transmission rate remains below the national average; we’re currently at 3.2 per 100,000 people.
(The national average is 11.9 per 100,000 people).[/I][/B]
This is obviously good news but as always, we need to ensure we don’t get complacent. The virus can spread very quickly so the only way we can keep these figures low is for everyone to stick to the safety measures in place. We need to continue with the basics; keep to physical distancing, wear face coverings where required and regularly washing our hands.
Very interesting article in the Sydney Morning Herald written by Professor Eric Morand, head of the school of clinical sciences at Monash Health and Dr Samar Ojaimi an infectious diseases specialist at Monash Health.
It examines what we actually know about the Covid virus and the steps being taken to combat it, well worth a read.
Covid data for Monday, 24 August 2020
Global Cases 23,584,259
Global Deaths 812,517
Australia
Cases 24,915
Deaths 517
Critical 38
Cases per Million 975
UK
Cases 325,642
Deaths 41,429
Critical 72
Cases per Million 4,793
USA
Cases 5,874,146
Deaths 180,604
Critical 16,717
Cases per Million 17,731
We still don’t know if those crowded beaches caused spikes.
