Delay in today's numbers

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Unless I'm being really stupid, it doesn't look like the numbers have been updated for today, it still says 24th March

www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

Not seen any reasons as to why they are delayed?

Why are figures being released in dribs and drabs ? I’ve just seen 41 on guardian website. Really odd.

Jesus I give up. Figures have not been released yet.

They have. Many people have reported this on BBC News and Sky News now. So unless they have made this up, 41 is the total deaths in the UK in today’s figures

@Cary2012

But that's Sky and BBC saying - not NHSEngland officially giving a number.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-52026908

20:47
BreakingAnother 28 deaths from virus recorded in England

Another 28 people have died from coronavirus in England, according to the latest numbers from the NHS.

This brings the total number of deaths in the country to 414.

NHS England said the patients who died were aged between 47 and 93 years old.

All of the people, except the 47-year-old, had underlying health conditions.

The figure brings the total number of deaths in the UK to 468.

Earlier today, a further five were recorded in Wales, a further six in Scotland and two more in Northern Ireland.

Over 30% increase for wales.

All of the weekend cottagers making their mark.

Please remember there are loads of people with the virus who can't get tested so there is only so much can be read into these figures anyway.

If the figure had been 128 instead of 28 why do I get the feeling people would be more willing to believe it?

Not sure why figures today should be any less reliable than any other day.

We ain’t out of it yet by a long shot, but I’m glad it is lower.

Sparklfairy, if I were feeling very cynical about creativity with figures, I'd wonder if a drop today might be intended to prove that 'lockdown works' to people who don't know about or understand the approximate two week delay before you actually begin to see the results of measures implemented.

@Peapod29 41 is the UK total

@Eggcited I have no idea to be honest. You could be right but I don’t know why they would keep saying “breaking news” and updating it.

It was 422 yesterday, it still says 422

Numbers just don’t behave like this in any other European country. And why gave they been so slow to update lower numbers? It’s peculiar.

Why do people seem to want it to be higher

Figures get released by PHE, not news broadcasters

The figures you are reading are most likely from leaked documents and could have changed (up, or down), or been updated, or recounted.

Media outlets are not the Government

(Sincerely hope those figures are correct though)

My phone just told me there were only 28 more deaths in England - this seems too low?

I just think people around here at mentally preparing for "the worst". And that it will drag on a long time.

28 is low. We should be happy with it. I am. But it's unsettling after seeing the figures surge so quickly.

@Musicforsmorks I think people are scared to hope.

Good lord.

This thread is no good for anyone’s mental health.

@Musicforsmorks

It's not fully believable, because the number is yet to be reported from any of the official sources.

The photo that keeps circulating from twitter says the information has come from @NHSEngland - yet @NHSEngland on twitter have said no such thing.

@Pishposhpashy I know!

No one wants it to be higher. Why does it always seem once the first person says something then others jump on the bandwagon and follow.

Nicola Sturgeon gave a figure for Scottish serious cases at her press conference today. That’ll be where the worldometer figure is from.

Why do people seem to want it to be higher

No-one wants them to be higher but they do want to be confident that the data is correct. A completely different figure from what one would expect is surprising.

I think for me the problem with it being low is people seem to care less. Which I know sounds terrible as 28 or 41 etc is still terrible and more than it should be. But for shock factor and to stay indoors I thought if it were higher people would be more inclined to stop being twats and flouting rules

This is the most confusing thread I’ve read all day.