Data, Stats and Daily Numbers started 17th March

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UK govt pressers Slides & data www.gov.uk/government/collections/slides-and-datasets-to-accompany-coronavirus-press-conferences#history
R estimates UK & English regions www.gov.uk/guidance/the-r-number-in-the-uk
Imperial UK weekly LAs, cases / 100k, table, map, hotspots statistics Attendance explore-education-statistics. service.gov.uk/find-statistics/attendance-in-education-and-early-years-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak
NHS England Hospital activity www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-hospital-activity/
NHs England Daily deaths www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-daily-deaths/
Cases Tracker England Local Government lginform.local.gov.uk/reports/view/lga-research/covid-19-case-tracker
ONS MSAO Map English deaths www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-daily-deaths/
CovidMessenger live update by council district in England www.covidmessenger.com/
Scot gov Daily data www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-data-for-scotland/
Scotland TravellingTabby LAs, care homes, hospitals, tests, t&t www.travellingtabby.com/scotland-coronavirus-tracker/
PH Wales LAs, tests, ONS deaths Dashboard app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiZGYxNjYzNmUtOTlmZS00ODAxLWE1YTEtMjA0NjZhMzlmN2JmIiwidCI6IjljOWEzMGRlLWQ4ZDctNGFhNC05NjAwLTRiZTc2MjVmZjZjNSIsImMiOjh9
ICNRC Intensive Care National Audit & Research reports www.icnarc.org/Our-Audit/Audits/Cmp/Reports
NHS t&t England & UK testing Weekly stats www.gov.uk/government/collections/nhs-test-and-trace-statistics-england-weekly-reports
PHE Surveillance reports & LA Local Watchlist Maps by LSOA www.gov.uk/government/collections/nhs-test-and-trace-statistics-england-weekly-reports
ONS England infection surveillance report each Friday www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/bulletins/coronaviruscovid19infectionsurveypilot/previousReleases
Datasets for ONS surveillance reports www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/datasets/coronaviruscovid19infectionsurveydata/2020
ONS Roundup deaths, infections & economic reports www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19roundup/2020-03-26
Zoe Uk data covid.joinzoe.com/data#interactive-map
ECDC rolling 14-day incidence EEA & UK read https_www.ecdc.europa.eu/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecdc.europa.eu%2Fen%2Fcases-2019-ncov-eueea
Worldometer UK page www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/
Our World in Data GB test positivity etc, DIY country graphs ourworldindata.org/coronavirus/country/united-kingdom?country=~GBR
FT DIY graphs compare deaths, cases, raw / million pop ig.ft.com/coronavirus-chart/?areas=gbr&areas=fra&areas=esp&areas=ita&areas=deu&areas=swe&areasRegional=usny&areasRegional=usnj&byDate=1&cumulative=1&logScale=1&per100K=1&values=deaths
Alama Personal COVID risk assessment alama.org.uk/covid-19-medical-risk-assessment/
Local Mobility Reports for countries www.google.com/covid19/mobility/
UK Highstreet Tracker for cities & large towns Footfall, spend index, workers, visitors, economic recovery www.centreforcities.org/data/high-streets-recovery-tracker/

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@babyyodaxmas

Yup that's the weekly average up, I am sure. Opening the schools will do that......

It’s what happens with hospitalisation and deaths as a result that’s key

@babyyodaxmas Cases were 6303 last Thursday so not a massive rise.

@babyyodaxmas

Yup that's the weekly average up, I am sure. Opening the schools will do that......

Does that include kids doing LFTs though? In which case won't there be some double counting if they then go on to do a PCR?

Hopefully the positives are in younger people and won't lead to increased hospitalisation. I guess we'll find out in two weeks or so.

This chart by @RP131 on Twitter breaks down the positives between PCR, LFT and LFT confirmed by PCR which I think is helpful.

No not a massive and absolutely down to LFTs i am sure. Just an observation.

@titchy PCR confirmations don't cause double counting.

[quote SunsetGirl]@titchy PCR confirmations don't cause double counting.[/quote]
As long as they're removed from the total once the PCR has been done that should cover it - which I assume is what happens when they report the daily figures?

PCR confirmations can cause double counting, because they're only removed if the confirmation if within 3 days. 3 Days since sunday and only 37% have been confirmed so far, confirmation is clearly taking a very long time happen, so some of the people could easily take longer than 3 days (and yes it's specimen date for 3 days, but we only have 1 more days worth of results even for the most delayed post)

So if we have a large number of false positives, or confirmation is taking longer than 3 days, I don't regard the dashboard as remotely accurate any more, and the lack of data about negative PCR after positive LFD appears to be deliberately misleading.

Sidmouth care home with the big outbreak, local TV announced police have made 2 arrests.

Does anyone know if the numbers of genome testing has been ramped up in the last few days? The numbers are still tiny but there was a larger jump up in the South African and Brazilian variant reported today.

@babyyodaxmas

Yup that's the weekly average up, I am sure. Opening the schools will do that......

Weekly average is still down 2%

@lonelyplanet

Does anyone know if the numbers of genome testing has been ramped up in the last few days? The numbers are still tiny but there was a larger jump up in the South African and Brazilian variant reported today.

I know they've been trying to increase it, but don't know of a sudden hike. Where are you seeing the data on variants?

@lonelyplanet

Does anyone know if the numbers of genome testing has been ramped up in the last few days? The numbers are still tiny but there was a larger jump up in the South African and Brazilian variant reported today.

They were trialling something to mean they can genome test every PCR test within 48 hours. From memory there wasn't really enough info to understand the details nor timeframe, but I'll have a hunt for the article...

They only announced it a few days ago, didn't get the impression it was ready to go straight away.

That's weird news @ancientgran, keep us updated!

They've done so well, all from one woman deciding it was needed and everyone agreeing, and just getting on with it. This is an interesting article on UK genome testing in general: cen.acs.org/analytical-chemistry/sequencing/200000-counting-UK-sequenced-cases/99/web/2021/02.
And this: theconversation.com/qanda-with-sharon-peacock-coronavirus-variant-hunter-154808.
This is her letter about what they've achieved and the next 12 months: www.cogconsortium.uk/an-open-letter-to-the-cog-uk-consortium/. Interestingly they are handing over to become a permanent "national, public health-led sequencing network", with public health and government taking over in the next 6 months and loads of funding bits have already been given for IT storage upgrades etc.

But sorry, I can't find the article. I did find that India has found a more infectious variant including an E484Q (presumably not much different than K etc). So you know, joy.

BBC article on the sidmouth care home . The 2 arrests are for wilful neglect.
www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-devon-56529279

Fireflies:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-variants-genomically-confirmed-case-numbers/variants-distribution-of-cases-data

Thanks @lonelyplanet

Having dug around on Twitter for information about the different variants, this website seems useful in answering the question on whether sequencing has suddenly increased. vip.politicsmeanspolitics.com/coronavirus/

It seems the numbers being sequenced go up and down a lot, but the latest data from 24 March that includes more of the SA variant than previously, does also seem to include a very large number of the UK (Kent) strain, which suggests the rise could be the result of more sequencing.

I forgot who asked about testing hauliers, but I gave an incorrect answer because apparently France stopped testing them on 21st Feb. I don't know why the UK government site wasn't updated. Anyway, looks like the UK wants to start testing them now: www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56531330.

We were discussing a while back about what proportion of hospital "admissions" were in fact already in hospital for something else when they caught Covid. This Guardian article reckons it's one in 7 www.theguardian.com/society/2021/mar/26/40600-people-likely-caught-covid-while-hospital-inpatients-in-england?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Are there any data on what percentage of people admitted to hospital for non Covid subsequently acquire infection whilst an inpatient? I suppose that would require tracking after discharge for 10 days as well.

@Firefliess

Having dug around on Twitter for information about the different variants, this website seems useful in answering the question on whether sequencing has suddenly increased. vip.politicsmeanspolitics.com/coronavirus/

It seems the numbers being sequenced go up and down a lot, but the latest data from 24 March that includes more of the SA variant than previously, does also seem to include a very large number of the UK (Kent) strain, which suggests the rise could be the result of more sequencing.

Thanks for this link. I couldn't find the back data so have been recording myself, but it is all here! It would be really interesting to know whether there has been an increase in the sequencing. I agree about the increase in the Kent strain from about 16000 last week to 20000 this week. Could that be down to more infections in children who may be more likely to show symptoms with the Kent variant?

There are several different hospital stats:
1 - Admitted for covid
2 - Admitted for something else and found to also have covid
3 - Caught covid in hospital and still there
4 - Caught covid in hospital but discharged before / after finding out about the infection.

Hospital stats separate 1 + 2 from 3. The Guardian are unclear if their stat is just 3 or 3 + 4. I don't think I've seen each bit fully broken out.