Covid rates rising again - anecdotal evidence

[Tulipomania]

Rates seem to be clearly on the increase among the young and unvaccinated.
Having not heard of anyone I know having it for several months, last week I heard of two cases in my network, one in the Northwest and one in London (both fine, but positive).
Other experiences?

@ColettesEarrings

More relatable maybe, but hardly more accurate. Anecdata is not evidence.

Anecdata told us that the situation in schools in the Autumn was dire when the official evidence was being played down, misinterpreted and denied. Sometimes you do just have to look out of the window to see if it’s raining.

Yes DS1 who is 18 tested positive this week. NW.

@EdithWeston

OP isn't looking to 'back up science' but just trade anecdotes and experiences (exactly what she says).

I think you are creating 'steps' that really aren't there!

What are your current experience?
Or do we already have the answer from the criticisms in your earlier posts?

Well how silly of my to assume that when she literally typed back up the science she didn't mean back up the science

Well done you for being able to decode perfectly clear English into what she actually meant

Can you also translate I'm asking for people's actual experiences, as it's more relatable than data into what it really means?

"Can you also translate I'm asking for people's actual experiences, as it's more relatable than data into what it really means?"

I assume it means she wants to chat. Which is pretty normal.

'Backing up the science' suggests supportiveness doesn't it? She not asking people to challenge it, or substitute it, or to be in any way combatative

Gosh, some nit-picking grumpy gusses out this morning!

@borntobequiet

You can only be sure you're positive if you've had a pcr test so unless you're saying that there's a significant number of people not logging positive test results but telling their friends that they are infected how are large numbers not being included in the data? Can you get a pcr test result without it being done in a proper lab, maybe it's not even possible to not record it.

OP isn't looking to 'back up science' but just trade anecdotes and experiences (exactly what she says).

Exactly this. I have the greatest respect for the science, and have a science background myself. Perhaps I didn't word it clearly enough, but I wasn't expecting to be forensically examined on my motivations for posting at 7 am on a Sunday morning!

@EdithWeston

"Can you also translate I'm asking for people's actual experiences, as it's more relatable than data into what it really means?"

I assume it means she wants to chat. Which is pretty normal.

'Backing up the science' suggests supportiveness doesn't it? She not asking people to challenge it, or substitute it, or to be in any way combatative

Ok, I see that your definition of backing up is different to mine so we will agree to differ

Anecdotal data can support the science, clearly it cannot refute it.

caveat: I still haven't had my morning coffee so apologies if I'm not being clear enough.

Although really not sure why I need to justify this since plenty of posters have understood me. The others just seem to want to pick a fight.

I know one person who tested positive about 2 weeks ago. 30 year old, only symptoms was change in taste and smell.

He is only the 3rd person I know who have tested positive the whole time - the other two were nurses right at the beginning (also both fine)

Someone in DS preschool class has it, so he has had to isolate this week. Another friend in another area of the UK has a dd who has had to isolate this week after someone in a sports group had it.

I don't know of any adults who have had it. A lot of adults where we are seems to have been vaccinated, (many, with the much maligned AZ vaccine).

@EdithWeston

"Can you also translate I'm asking for people's actual experiences, as it's more relatable than data into what it really means?"

I assume it means she wants to chat. Which is pretty normal.

'Backing up the science' suggests supportiveness doesn't it? She not asking people to challenge it, or substitute it, or to be in any way combatative

Thank you.

The government said it wasn’t spreading in schools in the autumn. My anecdotal data said it was. There were at least 10 cases in our school including me. We were told to keep it quiet and take down social media posts etc.
The government manipulate the data as they want.

No, don't know anyone who has had it since about February. Our village has had no cases since February. Our county has a rate of 11 per 100,000 people and dropping. Our local hospital has 3 Covid patients, none on ventilators.

We have a very low rate in our county. It has just ticked up fractionally in the past week - but rates are so low this is probably meaningless in stats terms,.

On the other hand it could be a sign of the start of a new wave!

We have travelled a lot in the last week and also had people come and visit from areas that have much higher rates - but our friends are all double jabbed now.

Like everyone, I'm interested in how things pan out in the next week and whether that affects getting back to 'normal' on the 21st.

I'm quite happy with the current normal myself however.

I live near quite a few hotspots (north west) and travel around them due to my job
I know 2 people from same family who have tested positive in last week - neither of them have much in the way of symptoms
I disagree with an earlier poster that testing is lower - in local area there are very strong messages everywhere re testing and people do seem to be taking it up along with the vaccine

My dd (yr 8) is currently isolating due to a positive tested classmate - Yorkshire.
First time she’s had to isolate since the start of the pandemic.
I know quite a lot of people who’ve had COVID in the past year but al mild cases fortunately.

I’d say that there is more testing at the moment? Not less. Loads of LFTs.

Yes my husbands mate has it - he didn't want the vaccine but he is feeling fine

We’re in a hotspot area with surge testing from Monday and I still don’t know anyone personally who has had it ever. I know of people, a colleague of my mum etc, but no one I know personally.

Yes. Nothing for a while. Suddenly lots of student flats catching it.

Chances of knowing someone with Covid over the last few weeks would have been slim, given that the rate per 100,000 was (on average) around 12-17.

However, the rates clearly are on the rise, and pretty fast, so you may see/hear of more and more people in the next few days/weeks.

I check this site every day, looking at regions where friends/family live, (SW London borough, Cardiff, Leeds, Tandridge, Manchester, NE Somerset, Croydon) and they are all now showing an increase in cases.

So sadly, there will be more anecdotes about people with Covid unless we can somehow curb the rise in cases.

40 cases in a Surrey secondary school with one year group self isolating and a second year group with partial self isolating.

I’m near a hotspot and I know loads both adults and children. It’s now rapidly spreading in most of GReater Manchester, rates increase everyday.

Just because some areas are ok it doesn’t mean it’s not spreading elsewhere.

I'm not near a hotspot, but 3 local schools (2 primary, 1 secondary) had bubbles have to isolate the week before half term. We hadn't had any closures since schools re-opened.