I realise that but how long will it be before FLURONA hits our shores?
BTW, we’re still waiting for your source data.
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Well, until it does, why not start a new topic.
BTW, I’m still waiting for AnnieS’ source data.
Latest data provided on 30 December 2021
Daily 189,213
Latest data provided on 31 December 2021
Daily 189,846
I wonder if those unusually similar figures are just a coincidence … or a mistake … 
You categorically said in post circa 349 that my figures were wrong. I am waiting for your data proving why I got it wrong.
Which post?
This thread is unbelievable…. “I won’t answer your question unless you answer mine” 
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Well, if FMs supplied a link or a source when first asserting facts then that situation wouldn’t arise … 
Isn’t it just …
No he isn’t … yes he is … Look behind you Omah!
It’s pantomime time.
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Not for much longer … most finish on Sunday.
I’ve given up Mags. Life is too short 
time for …
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey, UK: 31 December 2021
Main points
To provide estimates of coronavirus (COVID-19) positivity over the Christmas period, we have published headline results in a shortened version of our usual release.
Today, we have published new data that show in the week ending 23 December 2021:
- In England, the percentage of people testing positive continued to increase; we estimate that 2,024,700 people in England had coronavirus (COVID-19) (95% credible interval: 1,951,200 to 2,096,300), equating to around 1 in 25 people.
- In Wales, the percentage of people testing positive continued to increase; we estimate that 76,500 people in Wales had COVID-19 (95% credible interval: 65,100 to 89,200), equating to around 1 in 40 people.
- In Northern Ireland, the percentage of people testing positive increased; we estimate that 47,500 people in Northern Ireland had COVID-19 (95% credible interval: 37,800 to 58,600), equating to around 1 in 40 people.
- In Scotland, the percentage of people testing positive continued to increase; we estimate that 135,400 people in Scotland had COVID-19 (95% credible interval: 117,400 to 154,800), equating to around 1 in 40 people.
- In England, COVID-19 infections increased across all age groups and were highest among those aged two years to school Year 6 and those aged 25 to 34 years; the high infections for those aged two years to school Year 6 are more likely to be compatible with the Delta variant, whereas the high infections for those aged 25 to 34 years are more likely to be compatible with the Omicron variant, as shown by separate analysis.
Those statistics are staggering, particularly for England. 1 person in 25 had the virus a week ago. I wonder what the numbers are now, when over a 1,000,000 people in the UK have been tested positive in the last 7 days … 
1 January 2022
DATA ISSUE
Cases and deaths data are only included for England.
Data for Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland will be updated after the holidays.
Latest data provided on 1 January 2022
Cases and deaths include England figures only
Daily
162,572
Last 7 days
1,092,499
Out of Control … 
There may well be a quarter of a million new cases (or more) reported on Tuesday … 
Latest data provided on 2 January 2022
Daily
137,583
Last 7 days
1,110,159
Out of Control …
This is, of course, only a temporary drop in numbers.
Even given there are no numbers included for Wales, how can you draw this conclusion based, as it is, on just one data set? The best anyone can say, IMHO, is that the numbers APPEAR to be plateauing (taking into account the data from 30/12 and 31/12).
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If that is the best that YOU can say then you will, IMHO, be proved wrong when fully inclusive figures are revealed, hopefully, on Tuesday.
Tuesday’s numbers will be wildly inflated to catch up with those missing from this weekend and possibly tomorrow. Wednesday’s numbers will be more accurate.
Indeed they will … and there will be no plateau.
I didn’t say there was. I said, quote “the numbers APPEAR to be plateauing (taking into account the data from 30/12 and 31/12”. Any self-respecting statistician will tell you that a trend is only a trend when you have 4 or more data points moving in the same direction.
