topic Re: 1 in 50 now has Covid in The Round Table

1 in 50 now has Covid

ruby*tuesday — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 06:40:02 GMT

Would be fatal then for anyone who has an Underlying Health Problem even if they are Self Isolating?

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lambsy_uk — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 08:39:20 GMT

I heard 1 in 60.

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ruby*tuesday — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 08:51:38 GMT

Is one in 30 in London !!!

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geosacha007 — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 22:34:43 GMT

No, fortunately that is not true. Even if you have an underlying condition there is less then 1 in 4 chance of dying. And that is for over 80s. It is even fewer for younger people.

My 88 yr old dad had it and has multiple underlying conditions but he didn't even get any symptoms. He was in hospital for a UTI. He spent two weeks on a covid ward then was discharged.

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ruby*tuesday — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 10:57:17 GMT

Glad to hear your Dad recovered so well @geosacha007 I will throw caution to the Wind and get myself out then. Just have to avoid the likes of Wolverhampton which has the worst Rate in the West Midlands.

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right-then-petal — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:19:55 GMT

offer's a nice new mask

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ruby*tuesday — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:29:18 GMT

Ooh yes, thanks @right-then-petal Knew I had forgotten something 🙂 🙂

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right-then-petal — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:40:13 GMT

best to be safe, one of my neighbours went and another neighbours grandchild ( 21 ) recovered

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1956glyn — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 20:13:09 GMT

You are supposed to stay within your own County so no need for yet another dig thank you.

Also our rate is bound to be much higher because like Liverpool we are doing the mass testing.

Kindly educate yourself regarding Covid and try looking at the bigger picture.

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1956glyn — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 20:20:02 GMT

Sorry correction.......you are supposed to stay within the limits of your own county/Borough Council and for you that does not include Wolverhampton so no need for you to avoid the City.

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ruby*tuesday — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 22:02:00 GMT

Oh do you live there then @1956glyn ? Do not fret Covid or No Covid I wouldn't ever go near there! Obviously a sore point.

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1956glyn — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 10:42:14 GMT

Yes ONE of our private homes is in Wolverhampton as you well know.

Me fret? Never

Sore Point? Not a clue what you are on about there sorry

This is my last response to you so kindly move on.

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ruby*tuesday — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:54:20 GMT

You JOG ON is my Thread.....

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theelench — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 21:25:20 GMT

How some of the statistics that are announced are worked out are IMO definitely faulty. Kent is portrayed as having a high growth rate in cases.

But most of the county doesn't, the biggest rises are confined to Medway, Ashford and Thanet (where I happen to live).

I know from conversations with my GP (who takes part in daily Zoom conferences with other GP's and health professionals) that most of Thanet has only average daily increases. Except for one small area of high density, houses of multiple occupation i.e bed-sit land.

These small areas are then averaged out for the whole area and then the whole county. Raising much larger areas apparent rate of infections.

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ruby*tuesday — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 14:30:03 GMT

I presume that the average % is given for each designated area. The Latest figure for London is 1 - 20. But as you rightly describe @theelench it must vary from area to area.

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right-then-petal — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 12:56:39 GMT

14 deaths here in last 19 hrs

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tsmgmd — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 18:16:18 GMT

I have just read the most disgusting post on FB.

A nurse who lives less than a mile from me on the coast has posted photos of herself and family having fun in the country.

The only problem is this was a 28 mile round trip.

Then she has the cheek to have protect the NHS on her profile.

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lambsy_uk — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 23:22:39 GMT

Although hypocritical it’s best not to let it get to you, don’t become bitter, don’t let them turn you into something ugly, rise above and maintain your dignity and integrity. I will do whatever I can whenever I feel for whatever reason I have or for no reason other to pee people off if I feel like it, but then I won’t condemn others for doing the same, even if they are hypocrites; adding another bitter member to society isn’t going to help, stay strong and feck em!

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ruby*tuesday — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 05:11:45 GMT

Same here in Staffordshire Petal our Cases have shot up by 113% in just a week. We are all up the creek without a Paddle. Is just dreadful. Keep safe.

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theelench — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:11:18 GMT

I don't think we're all up the creek without a paddle quite yet Ruby.

The 113% is just the sort of averaging I mentioned earlier, it looks terrible, numbers more than doubled in a week. But what was the first number? 10?, so an increase to 22, isn't so bad. 100, increased to 206, not so good. 1000, increased to over 2000 much, much worse.

I just looked at "Covid hot-spots in Staffordshire". Three places are mentioned, Cannock Town, Lichfield and all of Newcastle. Followed by a list of other places in the county, all having "None". In other words that 113% increase is mostly concentrated in only three (small?) areas.

I'm not saying be reckless / stupid, I'm sure you have as much common-sense as the vast majority of people and are listening to the Govt. advice.

Do your own risk assessment. Where are the most crowded / dangerous places you go to? Avoid them if possible, minimise the time you spend in them if you can't. Mask and glove up while you are there.

I live in a block of flats, a tiny microcosm of the population. We have a mixture of people from children who've just started school (plus one newly born baby and one toddler), teens, working people and some retired. The children have gone to school when possible. The workers have been working, the retired have had medical appointments. Apart from the elderly, all have done their own shopping.

Thanet is said to be a hot-spot in Kent but we haven't had a single confirmed case in the block. One self-employed and one employee at Wickes self-isolated thinking they might have contracted the virus. Both, when tested, turned out to be false alarms - they tested negative.

One in fifty = 2% of the population, most of that 2% will be in areas of high population density, even the sub-urban areas of towns and cities will be relatively safe if reasonable precautions are used.

The Govt. wants people to be sensible and safe, most people are listening. To try to get the attention of the few that aren't they're presenting the figures in the way that they hope will most alarm them into seeing sense.