By my calculations, approximately 1 in every 2100 British people are currently in hospital with Covid:
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Originally posted by Halfmiler2 View Post
The Friday (1/8/21) early afternoon numbers:
Globally: 88,117K cases & 1,897K deaths
The USA: 21,766K cases & 368K deaths
NY State: 1,094K cases & 38,673 deaths
NYC only: 467K cases & 25,416 deaths
NJ State: 517K cases & 19,756 deaths
Bergen: 50,468 cases & 2,368 deaths
NY, NJ, NYC, and Bergen County deaths include confirmed and probable deaths,
NJ: 5,791 new cases, 112 new confirmed cases
NY:18,831 new cases,165 new confirmed cases
NJ has 3,669 hospitalizations.
The Rt for NJ rose to 1.02,
The NJ spot positivity test rate on Sunday was 15.47%
Globally: 89,123K cases & 1,915K deaths
The USA: 22,049K cases & 371K deaths
NY State: 1,111K cases & 38,846 deaths
NYC only: 474K cases & 25,453 deaths
NJ State: 523K cases & 19,854 deaths
Bergen: 50,967 cases & 2,376 deaths
Global numbers exclude China (87K cases, 4.6K deaths) which hasn’t reported any deaths in 9 months.
NJ: 6,435 new cases (record),102 new conf. deaths
NY: 16,943 new cases, 190 new confirmed deaths
NJ has 3,638 & NY has 8,527 hospitalizations.
The Rt for NJ rose for the 5th day. It is now 1.05.
Last edited by Halfmiler2; 01-09-2021, 11:33 PM.
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In the FT today...
Is ‘first dose first’ the right vaccination strategy?
But the shift to “first dose first” creates other dangers. One is vaccine resistance. Half-vaccinated people encourage vaccine-resistant strains of the virus. Some scientists think this is a modest risk compared to the selection pressure from millions of people who have already developed some immunity after infection. Others think it is a catastrophe waiting to happen.
A further problem is public trust. The UK’s move smacks of desperation, and the detail behind the JCVI’s recommendation has not been published. People have been vaccinated with the promise of a second dose, only to be told the second dose will be delayed; some will feel betrayed.
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I posted this in the retirement thread (vaulting twins Lexi and Tori have retired)
This might be premature but I wonder if this is the first of some retirements driven by the decreasing prospects of the Olympics given the new, faster spreading strains (strains now, rather than just variants). Maybe this should go in the COVID thread but the faster spread means that the actions that were enough to quill spread and what people have gotten used to will be inadequate, maybe by a lot. Ireland hit a peak Rt of 2.1 (i.e., one person spreads, on average, to 2.1 other people, the R that powers a nuclear chain reaction). However, strong measures instituted ten days ago has lowered the estmated Rt to 1.2. The rate of climb might also be exaggerated because of delayed reporting and testing over Christmas.
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Originally posted by Trickstat View PostBy my calculations, approximately 1 in every 2100 British people are currently in hospital with Covid:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51768274
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Originally posted by 18.99s View Post
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Originally posted by TN1965 View PostDozens of residents die at Belgian care home after Santa visit
At least 26 residents of a Belgian retirement home have died since a visit by a volunteer dressed as Saint Nicholas who has since tested positive for Covid-19.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...er-santa-visit
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Originally posted by tandfman View PostThat's scary shit.
Despite promises that the United States would have 100 million people vaccinated by the end of 2020, only 6.6 million peoplehave to date.
Where is the bottleneck? The United States lacks a clear and coordinated vaccine strategy. Since the vaccine first became available four weeks ago, more than 22 million doses have been sent to the states. Less than a third of these have actually been given, mostly to health-care workers and nursing home residents.
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