bwana Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 Hong Kong - population 7 million,densely populated -deaths 4. U.K.- population c66 million,dense in parts - deaths 5,000. ..????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancer425 Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 On 06/04/2020 at 13:03, bwana said: Hong Kong - population 7 million,densely populated -deaths 4. U.K.- population c66 million,dense in parts - deaths 5,000. ..????? 6159 dead now in uk just a day latter . Heartbreaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big bad lindz Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 (edited) Unfortunately the situation we find ourselves in at the moment is not very pleasant and it it is very sad that daily death toll from Covid 19 is on the increase, UK and the world wide. I found a statistic regarding recorded deaths in Scotland for March, which I am and sure others may be very naive to. The overall recorded deaths in Scotland for March 2020 was over 6500 with around only 350 with Covid19 related deaths. The average deaths for the 1st week in April over the last 5 years is 1098 and has risen to 1741 for this year with 282 having links to Covid 19 It puts things in a different prospective, I know that death happens all the time but we just dont know as it is not reported, but as we have been told if we dont follow the instructions of social distancing the over numbers will be much higher. Edited April 9, 2020 by big bad lindz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancer425 Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 9875 reported dead now, but the recovered number has acctualy moved to 344. its had been at 135 for ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 On 06/04/2020 at 13:03, bwana said: Hong Kong - population 7 million,densely populated -deaths 4. U.K.- population c66 million,dense in parts - deaths 5,000. ..????? What do you think the correlation between the two is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddoakley Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 Genuine question so please take it that way, has anyone on here lost anyone to covid19? Either family or close friends. Edd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 12 minutes ago, eddoakley said: Genuine question so please take it that way, has anyone on here lost anyone to covid19? Either family or close friends. Edd Yes I know of 3 possibly 4. Two otherwise healthy members of East Barnet Club and one former work colleague. Another friend I have known since I was 16 died suddenly last week but cause was not stated on the notification. 53 minutes ago, henry d said: What do you think the correlation between the two is? Reporting mechanisms simple as that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millrace Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 Yes,,anything specific youd like to know,,? 51 minutes ago, eddoakley said: Genuine question so please take it that way, has anyone on here lost anyone to covid19? Either family or close friends. Edd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 54 minutes ago, eddoakley said: Genuine question so please take it that way, has anyone on here lost anyone to covid19? Either family or close friends. Edd Yes, my friend’s mum a couple of weeks ago and then yesterday my cousin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margun Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 2 hours ago, henry d said: What do you think the correlation between the two is? It's been said many times before, but testing regimes explains a lot. Countries with reliable in house testing tend to show a lower percentage. Why the UK hasn't kept up is a different question and one that will be scrutinised for years to come. Data is king to my mind and say not enough is being gathered, this will change as time passes I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddoakley Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 2 hours ago, millrace said: Yes,,anything specific youd like to know,,? Sorry to hear of your loss. Not wanting to know details just curious I guess. My local hospital is described as the biggest hot spot in Wales but nobody I have spoken to has lost anyone directly or even has anyone directly related that's been hospitalised. Possibly one exception which is a 90+ year old grandmother but not definitely covid. I suppose that until it's on your doorstep you just don't know. Edd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 1 hour ago, eddoakley said: Sorry to hear of your loss. Not wanting to know details just curious I guess. My local hospital is described as the biggest hot spot in Wales but nobody I have spoken to has lost anyone directly or even has anyone directly related that's been hospitalised. Possibly one exception which is a 90+ year old grandmother but not definitely covid. I suppose that until it's on your doorstep you just don't know. Edd The hospitals in Wales were full to capacity almost 2 weeks ago. There are plenty dead in Wales. A few already from my small town back there. Wales will be hit hard, it has a lot of people with disability and poor health from a variety of factors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 12 hours ago, henry d said: What do you think the correlation between the two is? Possibly different cultures Henry? Hong Kong, a rigid enforcement with consequence? Here, a mamby pamby enforcement situation with a population containing lots of selfish beings, including politicians? Tin hat in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 2 hours ago, old man said: Possibly different cultures Henry? Hong Kong, a rigid enforcement with consequence? Here, a mamby pamby enforcement situation with a population containing lots of selfish beings, including politicians? Tin hat in place. Actually stats show that generally we are very compliant and more compliant than other European countries. Personally I don’t want to live in a police state. I don’t know anybody who has had a confirmed case let alone died. A couple of people I know had a bad cough and fever early Feb but that’s all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Clavata Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 We are about 95% sure my sister in law has had it, she works in a school and was rough for just over a week, one day her breathing was slightly distressed by settled down - she had classic symptoms of raging fever then dry cough and feeling pretty rough. They isolated her in the bedroom and my bro and their kids have shown no symptoms, brother has since returned to work after they isolated for 14 days. Sadly the father of my former Kenyan girlfriend was the first confirmed death in their country - 66yo with diabetes who had just returned home from a biz trip to South Africa. Quite a backlash from the media and the govt seizing the body and not releasing it for burial, quite a big deal in their clan, added to the overall distress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 (edited) It's quite sobering to think that as we sit in our gardens enjoying the bank holiday sunshine , intensive care units across the planet are in chaos , with people struggling to breath , and many taking their last breath. I personally know two people that have had it , one of them is back at work now , but the other is still a wreck. My daughters boyfriend is staying with us , he is in contact with two friends that have family members in hospital . Both of them have recovered from cov19 , but both have been left in a pretty bad way , one is showing signs of improvement , but it's expected that the other one will need life long care. At the beginning, I thought it was a live or die thing , I never even considered that while some will just get better , many will be left with varying degrees of brain damage due to lack of oxygen. It's all very very sad. Edited April 12, 2020 by mel b3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 (edited) hello, yes it is not a good time for all of us more so those in the NHS or Care community and volunteers, 2 Male Porters at the JR in Oxford have just died both married to Nurses in the same hospital, Edited April 12, 2020 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancer425 Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 84, 279 cases now and 10.612 dead . Depressing is an understatement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 13 minutes ago, lancer425 said: 84, 279 cases now and 10.612 dead . Depressing is an understatement. When this started to kick about a month ago I was either reading or watching a health minister who was saying when this is over he thought if we got away with 20,000 people dying of this decease he thought it was good outcome , at the time it seemed a bit far fetched but now I wouldn't be surprised if he was right . Mind boggling to say the least . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Clavata Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 Just now, marsh man said: When this started to kick about a month ago I was either reading or watching a health minister who was saying when this is over he thought if we got away with 20,000 people dying of this decease he thought it was good outcome , at the time it seemed a bit far fetched but now I wouldn't be surprised if he was right . Mind boggling to say the least . That was just after they projected the previous strategy could result in up to 250,000 deaths. Not much consolation for the families of the projected 20,000 but a good call if it transpires to be the case. We need to be mindful though that this is just the first wave and we currently have no idea how may more there might be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 1,400 people die every day in the U.K. regardless of C-19. Whilst it’s sad that people are dying with C-19 the numbers aren’t all in addition to the 1,400. The vast majority would have died in the short term anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Clavata Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 Just now, AVB said: 1,400 people die every day in the U.K. regardless of C-19. Whilst it’s sad that people are dying with C-19 the numbers aren’t all in addition to the 1,400. The vast majority would have died in the short term anyway. Agreed, I came back to edit my post to say that ~50,000 people die in the UK every month on average - alas no need 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancer425 Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 9 minutes ago, marsh man said: When this started to kick about a month ago I was either reading or watching a health minister who was saying when this is over he thought if we got away with 20,000 people dying of this decease he thought it was good outcome , at the time it seemed a bit far fetched but now I wouldn't be surprised if he was right . Mind boggling to say the least . Its ugly now but looks set to get a lot uglier. Not wanting to get too philosophical about this but its thought provoking to say the least , and squares up your priorities in a none too subtle way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 We will all die anyway but no one wants it speeded up. Apparently day ten is the crux. You either get better or you dont. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 On 09/04/2020 at 17:10, big bad lindz said: The overall recorded deaths in Scotland for March 2020 was over 6500 with around only 350 with Covid19 related deaths. The average deaths for the 1st week in April over the last 5 years is 1098 and has risen to 1741 for this year with 282 having links to Covid 19 Big bad Lindz said this this week, 6500 died in Scotland in March, that seems staggering until you look into it and realise its fairly normal, we just don't normally see the figures on the news every day. Hopefully the lockdown will slow things and help the NHS manage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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