COVID STATS 16 FEB

Every single one down – yippee.

	27.09	5.11	19.11	5.12	22.12	2.1	7.1	14.1	21.1	28	4.2	15.2
N.Som	31	177	304	142	153	256	372	411	368	239	173	138
Cornw	20	47	90	25	66	173	324	351	258	176	157	81
Bristol	46	350	480	168	153	217	408	491	434	306	258	176
Chelms	41	91	150	109	597	878	1058	905	573	328	247	141
Exeter	283	128	168	102	117	147	226	292	244	126	61	37
Braintr	42	58	109	104	582	910	1160	890	552	406	303	154
Ply	30	150	225	63	92	219	221	295	327	208	118	63
IoW	10	41	78	29	71	253	916	1093	647	382	226	122
Liverp	516	330	276	97	138	242	611	1048	809	516	348	262
Manch		466	372	175	173	208	351	483	443	329	297	225
Sunderl	274	309	412	161	155	267	514	274	426	326	327	270
Newca	445	284	449	156	152	147	235	285	284	226	174	132
Swans		397	231	368	747	400	431	279	202	114	87	67
Cardiff		301	156	247	678	460	470	362	282	168	122	93
Glasgo		286	275	147	146	194	318	400	325	258	207	158
Aberde		41	58	61	158	171	279	284	236	148	80	50
Belfast		317	213	109	140	225	504	486	284	229	175	143
Newry		199	118	113	244	256	756	808	447	306	210	145
Sandf					82	201	320	320	189	226	248	71
W.Bod					0	62	287	788	437	387	337	262
Lostwit					55	190	308	399	381	349	417	63

Points to make. The last 3 stats are for areas with approx 10000people and therefore more liable to fluctuation and maybe a single family group of positives?

Wales looks very positive – has their lockdown been enforced more – that is the impression given by the press?

What we really need is all figures below 50, preferably 20, before we have any relaxation of restrictions. My start date was the end of September, Exeter had a University problem so not a fair stat. Bigger cities and metropolitan areas remain too high. Presumably this is mainly younger people? People who cannot isolate due to work or living arrangements.

Vaccination must help, although the rates should have come down faster than they are if they were having an immediate impact. Rates in many areas are still higher than just before Xmas (7 weeks into second lockdown). Personally I would like to see the situation where anyone testing positive leads to a measured, but total lockdown. I.e. If someone in Sandford caught it, the village would be locked down – shop, road, everything, for 4 days until everyone could be properly tested. (I am sure some sort of help line could be created for where necessary).

And on vaccination – I am reading today that take up in BAME communities is lower, even amongst Doctors. Some serious education needs to be done here.

And as the age groups to be vaccinated comes down, I guess the take up rate will go down. Can it be pointed out that the more people liable to catch it, even if not really affected, the greater the chance of the virus mutating.