Todays briefing 4/1

My younger grandson has just tested positive. Totally asymptomatic and my daughter couldn’t get hold of any test kits but I had some here.

Nana - as you say just under 2000 patients admitted yesterday. The infection rates are horrifyingly. The other unknown is how many people will be affected in the longer term. The low death rate is of course a positive. However I imagine that it's small comfort for the families concerned.

How ridiculous. I hope your doctor friend declined the insult suitably.

DD's doctor friend has been working with Covid patients at a well known hospital for the last 18 months. She has now been asked to work three days a week with no pay because they have run out of money!

The Guardian publishes the figures every day and if you are taking part in the Zoe app research, you can see the daily data.

It's 14, 000 in hospital, a jump of 6,000 since last week, 48 deaths today and nearly 220,000 daily infections. Boris has said tonight that parts of the NHS are and will be overwhelmed. If you have symptoms of a heart attack, you're told to take a taxi to hospital, don't phone for an ambulance. I think Boris feels his hands are tied now by the Tory right wingers and the country seems to be falling into apathy.

I'm shocked, it seems so selfish. I heard it said last week that infections were rising sharply in the 55+ group but I haven't checked that.

1,924 patients admitted today this from Gov. dashboard

Oops, lots of cross posts, sorry!

There aren't 15,000 people a day being admitted to hospital. That's about 10 times the actual number which is about 1,500 a day in England. A typo, maybe?

Daisymae

rosie, I do believe that's the term that Patrick Valance used today.

Was listening with one ear as I was cooking The total people in hospital at this point is just under 15000
The uk covid database states around 1900 per day

rosie, I do believe that's the term that Patrick Valance used today.

I agree that table service and social distancing in pubs would be a good idea.

I think you may have you figures a little wrong we are not admitting 15000 people a day into hospital
Measures they take actually have to make a big difference I don't think table service in pubs will do this
Expect we will see how much difference this makes they have it in Scotland and Wales I believe

I've lost interest in the statistics. I simply pay attention to family situation and those round about me.