Good News 14: Keeping our spirits up, just a bit longer.

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I tend to only go on this thread now and not look at any others. I’m not interested in doom mongering ! It was making me feel quite low

24,950 cases today - 6th consecutive day of falling numbers.

Numbers are looking great this last week aren’t they?? I have everything crossed this downward trend continues……..

This thread is such a tonic. I wonder if any of you clever people know of data which looks at excess deaths for 2021? From the graphs I’ve seen it looks as though we’re back in the normal 5 year range. Is that right?

@lomaamina -
Worldwide (where known): www.economist.com/graphic-detail/coronavirus-excess-deaths-tracker?gclid=CjwKCAjwuvmHBhAxEiwAWAYj-Icnq9RwT-gsNsfkxNNIlGOPm9qLZZL3eGfOYJunLDjMJHLN-i3xhBoCViIQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds.
ONS has 5 year average comparisons up to 9 July: www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregisteredweeklyinenglandandwalesprovisional/weekending9july2021.

Sorry, meant to say ONS is for the UK only, obviously.

It’s so nice to see numbers falling again, especially so sharply. Fingers crossed it continues.

Thanks @MRex!

Professor Ferguson has just said on the Today programme that he is expecting that by late September we will have put the bulk of the pandemic behind us and be looking back at it .

Considering a lot of us were beginning to feel like this would never end, that was rather amazing to hear !! He's not known for his positivity either .

OMG that's just what I needed to hear

Me too!

@olivethegreat

Professor Ferguson has just said on the Today programme that he is expecting that by late September we will have put the bulk of the pandemic behind us and be looking back at it .

Wow I really hope so!

Wowsers - back to normal soon then 🤞

One billion doses of AZ vaccine administered worldwide
www.standard.co.uk/business/pharmaceuticals/vaccine-astrazeneca-covid19-billion-b948263.html
This is amazing. How many lives have already been saved? Massive congratulations to everyone concerned.

Thats fantastic 👏

Vaccines prevented 60,000 deaths, according to PHE figures
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-58008618?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=6102a2e28bd917767678508a%26Vaccines%20prevented%2060%2C000%20deaths%20-%20PHE%20data%262021-07-29T13%3A09%3A24.630Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:b0285f2c-952c-4629-9e48-ad91a15b6e5f&pinned_post_asset_id=6102a2e28bd917767678508a&pinned_post_type=share

Hi all, I have posted here before, but name changed.

Does anyone have any stats on the rates of Covid infection from clubs? Are there any stats yet?

[quote Marguerite2000]Vaccines prevented 60,000 deaths, according to PHE figures
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-58008618?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=6102a2e28bd917767678508a%26Vaccines%20prevented%2060%2C000%20deaths%20-%20PHE%20data%262021-07-29T13%3A09%3A24.630Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:b0285f2c-952c-4629-9e48-ad91a15b6e5f&pinned_post_asset_id=6102a2e28bd917767678508a&pinned_post_type=share[/quote]
Wow, this is incredible!

85 million vaccine doses administered!

Hello knowledgeable people. Does anyone know what happens if you are on holiday and fall ill with Covid or are contacted by test and trace? In terms of if you're only
going for a week you obviously can't isolate for 10 days, so do you travel home immediately?

A UK holiday I add!

@twinmum86. Advice is to return home in case you develop symptoms and may not be able to travel if unwell.

@twinmum86

Hello knowledgeable people. Does anyone know what happens if you are on holiday and fall ill with Covid or are contacted by test and trace? In terms of if you're only going for a week you obviously can't isolate for 10 days, so do you travel home immediately?

Depends how long you have to isolate for. If someone has tested a bit late, you may not be isolating for the full 10 days. Ideally drive home if you have your own car, stay if it's a property you can stay in... just sensibly try and have the least interaction possible with anyone. Inform the property owner or anyone else using the property so they can be more careful about airing it and wiping down touch-points.

Good news @NannyAndJohn predicted 100k by today in one of her multiple predictions and we’re quite far from it !
Happy that we’re in the positive road rather than the pessimistic one!