Coronavirus outbreak

[KnittyNorah]

I only knew I had it because of a change in texture of my hay-fever snot, and because I had LOADS of tests to use, being part of a clinical trial that had us testing weekly and at the slightest change in any existing regular symptoms of anything else.

 

[Ajax Bay]

A report from the Covid ARG (actuaries):
"Hospital admissions with COVID in England have increased sharply, up 41% in-week.
"Our R estimate has increased to 1.2."
Admissions regionally varied: flat in London up to 82% up in SE and 75% up in SW.
"Acute bed occupancy increased by 43%.
UK HSA national influenza and COVID-19 report HSA declared EG.5.1 to be a variant: currently comprises 12% of sequences in the UK, with a 20% weekly growth advantage over other Omicron lineages.
HSA: "overall COVID-19 hospital admission rate for week 30 was 1.97 per 100,000 population, an increase from 1.17 per 100,000 in the previous report. . . . 85+ admission rate has increased (to 20 per 100,000) and for 75-84 10 per 100,000.
Head of Immunisation HSA:

We continue to see a rise in COVID-19 cases in this week’s report. We have also seen a small rise in hospital admission rates in most age groups, particularly among the elderly. Overall levels of admission still remain extremely low and we are not currently seeing a similar increase in ICU admissions.

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[classic33]

A report from the Covid ARG (actuaries):
"Hospital admissions with COVID in England have increased sharply, up 41% in-week.
"Our R estimate has increased to 1.2."
Admissions regionally varied: flat in London up to 82% up in SE and 75% up in SW.
"Acute bed occupancy increased by 43%.
UK HSA national influenza and COVID-19 report HSA declared EG.5.1 to be a variant: currently comprises 12% of sequences in the UK, with a 20% weekly growth advantage over other Omicron lineages.
HSA: "overall COVID-19 hospital admission rate for week 30 was 1.97 per 100,000 population, an increase from 1.17 per 100,000 in the previous report. . . . 85+ admission rate has increased (to 20 per 100,000) and for 75-84 10 per 100,000.
Head of Immunisation HSA:

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Two new variants of Omicron.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I got home from work, at 20:30, for SWMBO to tell me that she (& her father) had self-tested Positive this evening

Ironic, in a way; I worked all the way through the pandemic, primarily in/around an A&E departement, with incoming (positive) patients, trips to the 'red' side of ICU, with no previous infection
Likewise, SWMBO co-owns a home-care business, & barring a couple of her staff suffering at times, I don't think she lost a single client to it

I tested, after she told me, with a negative

 

[craigwend]

I got home from work, at 20:30, for SWMBO to tell me that she (& her father) had self-tested Positive this evening

Ironic, in a way; I worked all the way through the pandemic, primarily in/around an A&E departement, with incoming (positive) patients, trips to the 'red' side of ICU, with no previous infection
Likewise, SWMBO co-owns a home-care business, & barring a couple of her staff suffering at times, I don't think she lost a single client to it

I tested, after she told me, with a negative

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/covid-again.286192/page-2#post-7080493

 

[Hicky]

I haven't shared a bed with the other half for almost 7 days as she's tested positive. She has been really rough and has suffered more so than previous times and is fully jabbed up. I assumed I'd be the first to bring it home working in a Uni however she's a nurse so we're equally stuffed!