Delta Variant

[gulliver1]

With Covid cases rising in Uk due to the Delta Variant. Imperial College London has predicted the trend will continue to spread, as England prepares to lift Remaing lockdown restrictions. Is Johnson smart enough to continue lockdown ?.

[teacake44]

I'm just worried there will be an Hancock variant now.

[burlyshirley]

^ LOL ..

[Peter Pedant]

I think that’s obtuse (only 4)

foo! ( one)

I win! I win! d+ is causing concern - pretty impressive doubling time. and we have a five times higher case rate - partly due to our teating more
(other countries have covid and just say soddit)

[New Judge]

//At the end of the day the only numbers that matter are deaths and hospitalisations and they are negligible.//

//09.13 where are you getting your figures from then Dave?.

The government's official figures:

Deaths since the beginning of June: 266 (average 11 a day).

The last time there were more than 16,000 new infections a day (in February) deaths were hovering between 900 and 1,000 a day).

Numbers in hospital on 22nd June (latest available): 1,533.

In early February there were almost 30,000 people in hospital and they were being admitted at the rate of around 2,500 a day.

I would call that comparatively negligible.

[teacake44]

And any other ( not covid) deaths or illnesses being detected we are not being told about.