Coronavirus (COVID-19)

[Granny Danger]

14 hours ago, BigDoddyKane said:

I think a couch but im no expert

You will fit in on this thread.

[D.V.T.]

Freedom Day. No symptoms from Covid, double jagged, swimming in anti bodies. Let’s get those poles licked.

[strichener]

11 hours ago, craigkillie said:

He explained it very clearly in his post, that's the life expectancy at birth, but once you make it as far as 80 you have a much higher chance of living even longer. It's a slightly less extreme case of the old story about the life expectancy being 40 in the Middle Ages - that was strictly true, but it didn't mean that people didn't live into old age, it was just a remnant of the fact that childbirth was so risky that many newborns died and pulled down the average.

Clearly people that reach 80 are far more likely to see 90 than someone who has died at an earlier age!  Flippancy aside, someone who has reached 90 is far more likely to see 100 than someone who is 80 etc. etc.  That is just how life expectancy works.

Edited August 29, 2021 by strichener

[PedroMoutinho]

The one thing I would say is that a lot of over 80s who have sadly died have been in care homes. 

Given that the average stay in care homes is 2 years, many of these will not have had 10 years still to live.

[DeeTillEhDeh]

Clearly people that reach 80 are far more likely to see 90 than someone who has died at an earlier age!  Flippancy aside, someone who has reached 90 is far more likely to see 100 than someone who is 80 etc. etc.  That is just how life expectancy works.

As the graph below shows.



Life expectancy at age 80 years of United Kingdom increased from 6.52 years in 1975 to 9.09 years in 2020 growing at an average annual rate of 3.78%.

[Elixir]

Moderna 2: Electric Boogaloo now coursing through my being. 

[Elixir]

'Experts'. 

[effeffsee_the2nd]

The one thing I would say is that a lot of over 80s who have sadly died have been in care homes. 
Given that the average stay in care homes is 2 years, many of these will not have had 10 years still to live.

My granny’s been in one for 12 years and is by some distance the longest serving resident, she’s had neuro surgery in the 1980s was an alcoholic for most of her life and smoked 60 a day until she took up vaping a few years back, she’ll be 90 this year
Despite her best efforts she’s somehow still in relatively good health
She’s indestructible

[effeffsee_the2nd]

Also today’s caes

Ooft

[Raithie]

Some hooha in our household this morning. Wife is an EYO at a local nursery and her pal wasn't feeling very clever on Friday. Her pal done a lateral flow test which was negative then done another lateral flow test immediately after (no idea why) which came back positive. PCR test done and she's confirmed positive. Naturally her pal gave track and trace a list of all close contacts which consisted off all her work colleagues. This caused a massive panic from management who started messaging all staff this morning telling them not to get tested unless they are advised to by track and trace. Then when she realised all her staff were getting messages asking to get tested decided to phone said positive staff member to ask what she told track and trace as in their opinion all staff should have been sufficient distance apart to not be classed as a close contact. Anyway unless their PCR test results are back by 8am tomorrow the nursery will be closed. 

[MP_MFC]

Also today’s caes

Ooft

See there’s a backlog from last 48h and 55.5k tests reported. That’s an insane amount.

[welshbairn]

4 minutes ago, oaksoft said:

Hitler and now zero-covid fanatics.

 

1 minute ago, oaksoft said:

Oh well, if the Danes are allowing it then it must be OK.

Mind you, the Danes allowed the Nazis to walk into their country completely unchallenged so maybe we shouldn't look to them for morality.

 

What is it with you and the Nazis? And check your WhatsApp messages, the Danes are the new good guys, Sweden are so yesterday.. 

[Elixir]

15 minutes ago, MP_MFC said:

See there’s a backlog from last 48h and 55.5k tests reported. That’s an insane amount.

So 1 in every 100 people in Scotland tested every day for an endemic illness. 

Oddballs.

[superbigal]

Daily Cases Update:  Day 24 in a row of our 4th wave of infections, case rises up a huge 11.53% to 638.5  and infectivity to 12.8%.  We are now 3rd in the World behind Georgia 741.4 & Israel 645.0  

Scottish cases +91% in last 7 days world leader of case increase rate in countries with total cases over 3,500

Kirkintilloch now Scotland's most infectious neighbourhood at an astonishing 2,152 per 100K.

The South West of Scotland is now surely the cesspit the govt wanted to ensure a chance of herd immunity. 

Figures for Jags.  1st Vaccines 2,615 to 3,233 ,  2nd vaccines  11,383 to 14,422  

Total Cases Scotland 7 days 20th August to 26th August were  31,295 now 34,903 up 11.53%, Positivity was 12.3% now 12.8%.  Cases per 100K were 572.5 now 638.5

Home Nations Daily update  :  UK Average  353.8 to 353.5 down 0.09%, England 331.2 to 326.3 down 1.48%, Wales 368.4 to 379.8 up 3.09%, Northern Ireland  633.4 to 634.4 up 0.16%

In Europe for travellers  Ireland  252.7 (Weekly change +2%),  Greece 217.0 (Weekly change +2%),  Switzerland 206.2 (weekly change +2%), France 193.4 (Weekly change -17%), Albania 184.0 (weekly change up 63%), Serbia 170.5 (weekly change up 51%), Portugal 156.0 (Weekly change -2%),  These are still the only main countries over 150 cases per 100K   

Scotland peaks in Wave 3 at 425.1 for 27th June to 3rd July, (UK was 229.9) . Cases that day were 23,222 and positivity 10.8%

Scotland previously peaked in wave 2 at 301.9 for figures 29th Dec to 4th Jan, (UK was 642.1)    Cases that day were 16,496 and test positivity rate was 11.9%  

Council progress in last 24 Hours as follows.

Click cases by neighbourhood to see the spread on the geographical map. 
https://public.tableau.com/profile/phs.covid.19#!/vizhome/COVID-19DailyDashboard_15960160643010/Overview

East Dunbartonshire  964.6 to 1093.3 Kirkintilloch West 2152 !!!!

West Dunbartonshire  970.1 to 1085.6 

North Lanarkshire  902.3 to 1059.1  Up 162% on the week

Inverclyde   783.8 to 930.4  Up over 100% in 5 days.

Renfrewshire   801.0 to 909.2

South Lanarkshire   764.6 to 865.9

East Renfrewshire  784.9 to 856.8  

Glasgow City   728.2 to 809.9

Argyll & Bute   700.0 to 755.0    

Clackmannanshire   643.4 to 666.8

City Of Edinburgh   616.5 to 660.7

Dumfries & Galloway 604.9 to 631.2  

North Ayrshire  554.2 to 617.5

Midlothian   515.3 to 604.4  Up 40% in 2 days

West Lothian    525.0 to 591.3

Dundee City  534.9 to 580.6 

South Ayrshire  461.9 to 556.4 Up 40% in 2 days.

Falkirk 495.8 to 555.6

Stirling  486.8 to 550.6

East Lothian    461.5 to 519.0

East Ayrshire  423.5 to 490.1

Fife  443.4 to 478.7

Highlands    398.8 to 440.9

Scottish  Borders   422.6 to 421.7 Down 

Aberdeen City   309.1 to 345.3

Angus   320.3 to 334.1

Aberdeenshire   274.6 to 322.9

Perth & Kinross  279.1 to 289.6

Western Isles   162.3 to 196.2

Moray   153.6 to 177.6

Shetland Islands    122.4 to 122.8

Orkney Islands   58.0 to 53.6

Edited August 29, 2021 by superbigal

[Elixir]

There will be dissenters off the back of this tweet!

 

[welshbairn]

Supposed to be going to Newquay next week, rate is now 2398/100,000.

[superbigal]

Home Nations Daily update  :  UK Average  353.8 to 353.5 down 0.09%, England 331.2 to 326.3 down 1.48%, Wales 368.4 to 379.8 up 3.09%, Northern Ireland  633.4 to 634.4 up 0.16%
Cases down for 2nd day in a row (Not Elixer's magical potion figures) in England but for the 1st day in a long time in the UK overall.
Scotland now number 1 in the UK and 3rd in the world.
East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire & North Lanarkshire numbers 1-3 local authorities in the UK as they climb above Fermanagh & Derry City.

[Elixir]

57 minutes ago, Tynierose said:

If they only had a leader that cared as much as Nicola, they'd have zero covid.

Removed my post without updating the figures.

 

[Elixir]

Cases in Wales at their highest level since January as well. Are their schools back yet?

[Jacksgranda]

1 hour ago, Elixir said:

Cases in Wales at their highest level since January as well. Are their schools back yet?

Sheep shearing season...