Heading into winTier ..... the one we hoped it would be over before...

[dancemom]

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So has the virus mutated overnight so that 7 days works now but didn't the day before? It's utterly ridiculous.

I'm not annoyed at the reduction btw, just all the absolute nonsense. Like it's fine being in a room with 40 folk in it without a mask if we are sitting down is fine, but obviously we are at a massive risk of spreading should we stand up to go to the toilet or to leave.

At DHs work, the main area has to be deep cleaned if 3 people test positive but it's fine if it's only two.

If you have any kind of logical mind, this stuff is torture!

@thehillswerebright

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That makes no sense at all! So if you tested + a few days back, you need to continue and follow the original rules. That is ridiculous.

@ElephantOfRisk

So has the virus mutated overnight so that 7 days works now but didn't the day before? It's utterly ridiculous.

Yes. That must be it! NS stayed up really late to work out how to change the nature of every virus contracted in Scotland so it is now only contagious for 7 and not 10 days, and contacts are now much, much safer than they were yesterday. But she couldn't do it retrospectively... cut her some slack folks.

And, yes, I keep having to go back to repeat my mantra of "logic doesn't come into it - this is Covid" to stop myself banging my head against a wall.

• 11,360 new cases of COVID-19 reported*
• 57,217 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results*
◦ 23.1% of these were positive
• 18 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive
• 43 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
• 1,267 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
• 4,387,192 people have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccination, 4,033,635 have received their second dose, and 3,041,961 have received a third dose or booster**

• There continues to be large volumes of tests being processed by labs; this and the holiday weekend have impacted turnaround times resulting in delays between specimens being taken and results being received and reported. Public Health Scotland are continuing to monitor the situation. ** Public Health Scotland note that the issue with the vaccination data reported yesterday has now been resolved and figures presented today are up to date

Wow. 5,000 fewer than yesterday.

I don't know what to make of their * as they put it everyday. I'll be interested to see tomorrow's figures.

However, as Lateral Flows are no longer required to be confirmed by PCR tests...... ?

Got one DD's results at 12 (negative), other DD's (negative) and DS's (positive) at 2:30... still waiting for mine! Still not a symptom among us...

Aaagh @TalkedTooMuchStayedTooLong. Fingers crossed for your result.

@mibbelucieachwell it's just in.. negative too... so daily lateral flows for a while and freedom if negative... but poor DS stuck at home...

Hurrah for your negative result.

So rubbish for asymptomatic children. A sneaky wee run in the car to get out of the house maybe?

As an unsociable teen, at least DS is well suited for languishing in his room! It's what makes home being positive rather than the rest of us most surprising...🤷‍♀️

@TalkedTooMuchStayedTooLong DS dreams of isolation 🤣🤣

[quote WouldBeGood]@TalkedTooMuchStayedTooLong DS dreams of isolation 🤣🤣[/quote]
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Glad most of you are negative talkedtoomuch - but yes, poor DS

I have no idea what to make of the figures. I'd like to think the cases decreasing a bit is positive - by then Humza starts saying this is just the beginning of the worst bit - and I'm still thinking it might be positive as I've stopped paying attention to what he says really

www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/scotland/2888247/data-reveals-over-60-of-covid-cases-in-nhs-grampian-were-contracted-before-going-to-hospital/

• 14,486 new cases of COVID-19 reported*
• 78,300 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results*
◦ 21.7% of these were positive
• 15 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive
• 48 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
• 1,323 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
• 4,388,543 people have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccination, 4,037,434 have received their second dose, and 3,063,000 have received a third dose or booster

• There continues to be large volumes of tests being processed by labs; this and the holiday weekend have impacted turnaround times resulting in delays between specimens being taken and results being received and reported. Public Health Scotland are continuing to monitor the situation.

Wow. Such a lot of tests.

Thanks @BlameItOnTheBlackStar, that's interesting.

I'm assuming that's now a combination of both PCR and LFTs in todays test numbers?

Thanks @BlameItOnTheBlackStar
It's good that individual health boards are able to give these figures
It's definitely in the public interest to know this.

"The data should shine light on the spread of Covid-19 in hospitals as well as giving an indication to the public of how dangerous the new variant really is."
Absolutely!

I haven't found the brainpower yet to work out the nuances of the data, but it looks like the majority are admitted for either confirmed or query Covid.

What that means I dunno, I have taken Cocodamol for a sore back so am working on one sleepy braincell...

I think that’s right @BlameItOnTheBlackStar, with about 40% catching it subsequent to admission.

And sorry to hear you’ve got a sore back @BlameItOnTheBlackStar, hope the drugs kick in soon

It's actually a kidney infection which is delightful, but at least I've got antibiotics now so sure I'll feel better from today! Thank you