16th Sept - 929
23rd Sept - 1,439 (1.55 x previous week)
30th Sept - 2,036 (1.41 x pw)
7th Oct - 3,066 (1.51 x pw)
14th Oct - 4,313 (1.41 x pw)
21st Oct - 6,271 (1.45 x pw)
28th Oct - 9,070 (1.45 x pw)
4th Nov - 11,037 (1.22 x pw)
11th Nov - 12,730 (1.15 x pw)
18th Nov - 14,490 (1.14 x pw)
25th Nov - 14,240 (0.98 x pw)
2nd Dec - 13,212 (0.93 x pw)
9th Dec - 13,467 (1.02 x pw)
16th Dec - 15,465 (1.15 x pw)
23rd Dec - 17,834 (1.15 x pw)
30th Dec - 22,713 (1.27 x pw)
6th Jan - 27,727 (1.22 x pw)
13th Jan - 32,689 (1.18 x pw)
Another 5k added to the number in hospital this week but the 'good' news is that the % increase is slowing down however it is now at the rate that we had just before Christmas so the recent higher rates could have been due to the Christmas get togethers.
I've attached a picture of the Aston Expressway yesterday, in the Highways Agency command centre in Quinton they had 4,000 logs (incidents) on the motorways and they had to open up the managed sections of the M42. If we are in lockdown then there must be an immense number of key workers travelling around.
Added to that there was also the wonderful MP Steve Baker who sent out a letter to all conservative MPs calling for action after the cabinet and covid strategy 'hammers freedom, hammers the private sector, hammers small business owners and hammers the poor' where the 'Government has adopted a strategy devoid of any commitment to our liberty' and basically asking for Boris' head.
The covid deniers have changed their names to 'lockdown skeptics' now and their new tack is that we have herd immunity and cases peaked before the lockdown. The reason we are so fucked in this country is mainly due to the absolute fuck up of a government who didn't act swiftly enough at any stage and those that didn't like the restrictions on their 'liberties' constantly pissing in the ear of MPs and spouting their 'undeniable facts' on twitter en masse.
Add to that the news that indication is that immunity from having had covid only lasts about 6 months means that herd immunity is only ever a short lived thing it's been a pretty crappy week overall.
To end on a positive note, and to give the government some credit, the vaccine roll out is moving well. There are some glitches, old people being asked to travel miles, some strange reasons for people getting the vaccine ahead of others, and some vaccines being thrown away, but this is a massive operation and there will be problems. We seem to be leading the way on it - I really hope this works because we are fucked without it based on the way the population and govt have reacted to the crisis.
23rd Sept - 1,439 (1.55 x previous week)
30th Sept - 2,036 (1.41 x pw)
7th Oct - 3,066 (1.51 x pw)
14th Oct - 4,313 (1.41 x pw)
21st Oct - 6,271 (1.45 x pw)
28th Oct - 9,070 (1.45 x pw)
4th Nov - 11,037 (1.22 x pw)
11th Nov - 12,730 (1.15 x pw)
18th Nov - 14,490 (1.14 x pw)
25th Nov - 14,240 (0.98 x pw)
2nd Dec - 13,212 (0.93 x pw)
9th Dec - 13,467 (1.02 x pw)
16th Dec - 15,465 (1.15 x pw)
23rd Dec - 17,834 (1.15 x pw)
30th Dec - 22,713 (1.27 x pw)
6th Jan - 27,727 (1.22 x pw)
13th Jan - 32,689 (1.18 x pw)
Another 5k added to the number in hospital this week but the 'good' news is that the % increase is slowing down however it is now at the rate that we had just before Christmas so the recent higher rates could have been due to the Christmas get togethers.
I've attached a picture of the Aston Expressway yesterday, in the Highways Agency command centre in Quinton they had 4,000 logs (incidents) on the motorways and they had to open up the managed sections of the M42. If we are in lockdown then there must be an immense number of key workers travelling around.
Added to that there was also the wonderful MP Steve Baker who sent out a letter to all conservative MPs calling for action after the cabinet and covid strategy 'hammers freedom, hammers the private sector, hammers small business owners and hammers the poor' where the 'Government has adopted a strategy devoid of any commitment to our liberty' and basically asking for Boris' head.
The covid deniers have changed their names to 'lockdown skeptics' now and their new tack is that we have herd immunity and cases peaked before the lockdown. The reason we are so fucked in this country is mainly due to the absolute fuck up of a government who didn't act swiftly enough at any stage and those that didn't like the restrictions on their 'liberties' constantly pissing in the ear of MPs and spouting their 'undeniable facts' on twitter en masse.
Add to that the news that indication is that immunity from having had covid only lasts about 6 months means that herd immunity is only ever a short lived thing it's been a pretty crappy week overall.
To end on a positive note, and to give the government some credit, the vaccine roll out is moving well. There are some glitches, old people being asked to travel miles, some strange reasons for people getting the vaccine ahead of others, and some vaccines being thrown away, but this is a massive operation and there will be problems. We seem to be leading the way on it - I really hope this works because we are fucked without it based on the way the population and govt have reacted to the crisis.