Agreed, but as with the vaccines, the effect on the R rate multiplies week after week, while the effects on hospitalisations and deaths per case are one-off factors. (View Post)

The average age of Covid cases in ICU is around 60. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55586994 (View Post)

Also, airports and planes of course are completely exempt from the risks of airborne transmission that pubs and busses suffer from. (View Post)

The 7-day average by reporting date saves the discussion of how many of the last few days by specimen date need to be ignored, and has a little bit less lag. The cases number and chart on the "D… (View Post)

Yes but down from 55k last Friday, continuing the extremely welcome trend of >20% week-to-week falls. (View Post)