I think the ONS / NRS numbers are quite reliable though (certainly more than the daily reported figures in Holyrood / Westminster), so the percentages should be pretty comparable and now rather unlik… (View Post)

A possible explanation: 1. Scotland had fewer active cases at the time lockdown started than many parts of England. Hard to know for certain given the lack of testing at the time but the data are not… (View Post)

A curio from the data is that, of the Pillar I tests (tests performed in hospital), 383 of the positive tests from England were from 7-12 April. A small fraction of this is reallocation of specimen d… (View Post)

People a) collecting samples; b) processing samples; c) collating data, also need days off and these will be enriched for at weekends. This trend is seen across most European countries. (View Post)

For those interested, this is the first day the positive tests for critical / essential workers has exceeded the number of positives for individuals tested due to an urgent medical need. The latter n… (View Post)