Is it appropriate to report one covid death?

[RosieLemonade]

I really feel like if it is less than 10 then it should be reported as less than 10? Obviously if we had 0 that should be reported but I don't see the point in reporting 5 deaths or lower in the news.

Yes I know the low number is due to the bank holiday.

I tend to agree. They're not very helpful when they get below a certain point as the data start to get "noisy".

The way the daily numbers are calculated means its 1 today, could change to 4 tomorrow, then down to 2 next week and then in 6 months time go up to 8.

I don’t see why we need daily death totals, do they announce all other causes of death each day to put it in perspective?

It’s the same on a local level with cases. We get “cases rise compared to last week” headlines on our local paper’s website and when you click they have risen from 45 to 50 for example. It’s generating anxiety without just cause. I agree about the deaths reporting too.

Local here report cases split into known contact cases and unknown contact cases so the spread is amongst tested family members. Makes the figures easier to see if there’s an issue.

@DarceyDashwoodi I agree last year the local paper was doing that and at one point they reported “100% INCREASE in Covid cases in A WEEK”

2 cases that week, up from 1.

Just scaremongering to sell papers

@Suranjeep

I don’t see why we need daily death totals, do they announce all other causes of death each day to put it in perspective?

I'm not in the UK but this is how I've always felt.

@Suranjeep

I don’t see why we need daily death totals, do they announce all other causes of death each day to put it in perspective?

Is that a rhetorical question? In case it's not then whilst the details aren't announced I'd think they would be captured somewhere

I'm guess there will come a day when a decision will be taken to not report each day but in an absolutely unique situation it's understandable

Out of interest when/where is the announcement, we don't have the daily press conferences anymore. I thought you had to look them up online.

It might make people question the need for continuing restrictions. What is the daily death toll from cancer - about 450?

The mail (sorry) had headlines saying deaths had gone up 10% from 10 to 11. God knows what the headlines will be if it's up to say 30 tomorrow. COVID DEATHS UP 3000%

Its total spinand distasteful. The government do it to either make themselves look good or berate the public for not following the rules.

Reduced numbers = arent we brilliant
Increased numbers = we are all shit

This will only become news when and if zero/low numbers are consistent.

I also think that family know it's their beloved relative in a more intrusive way.

I’ve always thought regular detail about other daily death rates would be useful for comparison - I’ve looked quite a bit and it’s actually quite hard to find comparable data

1 is a number, it's a death of a loved one. Why shouldn't it be counted in the same way as other covid deaths?

While deaths are being reported daily, yes, it should be reported.

Govt webside not updated yet today. (Usually at 4pm).

@Suranjeep

I don’t see why we need daily death totals, do they announce all other causes of death each day to put it in perspective?

Agreed.

It's on news websites at 5pm most days. Today included.

I have more issue with people being pictured dying in the streets in India. I would not want to be photographed that way, or for any of my relatives to be.

@AlmostSummer21

1 is a number, it's a death of a loved one. Why shouldn't it be counted in the same way as other covid deaths?

While deaths are being reported daily, yes, it should be reported.

Govt webside not updated yet today. (Usually at 4pm).

This. Each one is very sad and equally valid.

I don't think the daily deaths update is helpful, it's not compared to eg daily deaths from other causes or covid 19 daily deaths at this time last year so it's not easily put in context

Out of interest when/where is the announcement, we don't have the daily press conferences anymore. I thought you had to look them up online.

It's on all the news broadcasts on every channel every day. They do cases, deaths and vaccination totals.

@nellly

I also think that family know it's their beloved relative in a more intrusive way.

Yes this is what I thought.

@savethegrannies

I have more issue with people being pictured dying in the streets in India. I would not want to be photographed that way, or for any of my relatives to be.

I agree, some of the reporting (Sky) has been bordering on ghoulish. The reporter last week was shoving a camera in someone's face who'd just brought their dead mother to the hospital.

@nellly

I also think that family know it's their beloved relative in a more intrusive way.

Yes that's what I thought too, that individuals start to become identifiable with very low numbers.

14 today OP buy yes they probably should not count less than 10.

Ignore me. 14 yesterday

But you only know its them if you know they died of covid. You don't get any extra information. And tbh you don't know which reporting day they're in, or anyone else. And deaths are in the public domain in a way other health info isn't.