The PCR positivity map is out, and there has been very little change since last week.
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Barnet is the outlier on 16.22%.
London, the Midlands, and Yorkshire & the north east have the highest numbers of patients, but that level does seem to be declining at last in London.
2/7
Worcestershire continues to have high levels and that's evident in the number of in-patients.
To the east, Bedford and Central Bedfordshire have a new outbreak at similar positivity to that in Worcester.
3/7
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Worcestershire continues to have high levels and that's evident in the number of in-patients.
To the east, Bedford and Central Bedfordshire have a new outbreak at similar positivity to that in Worcester.
3/7
Levels have calmed on the Wirral and might have just started to tip into decline in Cheshire.
4/7
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Levels have calmed on the Wirral and might have just started to tip into decline in Cheshire.
4/7
The same is true on Teesside, where Darlington at 8.57% looks to be on the way down again and elsewhere is generally still double the national average, but stable.
5/7
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The same is true on Teesside, where Darlington at 8.57% looks to be on the way down again and elsewhere is generally still double the national average, but stable.
5/7
In Scotland the outlier is West Dunbartonshire on 11.5%, with levels above 5% in Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, Inverclyde, and Falkirk.
This is by the way the first week I've ever seen Scotland have higher levels than England.
6/7
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In Scotland the outlier is West Dunbartonshire on 11.5%, with levels above 5% in Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, Inverclyde, and Falkirk.
This is by the way the first week I've ever seen Scotland have higher levels than England.
6/7
Flu is now down to the levels we had in October.
At this rate of decline, we have another month to go before levels are at baseline, so it's not the case that flu season is quite over yet.
7/7
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In Scotland the outlier is West Dunbartonshire on 11.5%, with levels above 5% in Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, Inverclyde, and Falkirk.
This is by the way the first week I've ever seen Scotland have higher levels than England.
6/7
@skeuomorphology I don't see how this can be well interpreted without something like waste water as well though. Most people aren't testing
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Flu is now down to the levels we had in October.
At this rate of decline, we have another month to go before levels are at baseline, so it's not the case that flu season is quite over yet.
7/7
@skeuomorphology I remember seeing the flu trend chart for last year as of November and thinking, “Oh my, it's going to be the worst year ever.” And then it wasn't.
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@skeuomorphology I remember seeing the flu trend chart for last year as of November and thinking, “Oh my, it's going to be the worst year ever.” And then it wasn't.
@com yeah. It was just early. So much for "superflu" (which we all knew it wasn't). But these seasons are long now, stretched out so much - and oddly resp disease doesn't seem to lessen in pressure when they subside.
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@skeuomorphology I don't see how this can be well interpreted without something like waste water as well though. Most people aren't testing
(or is that what this is..?)@noodlemaz It's NHS testing, pretty stable and unaffected by people testing themselves.
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@noodlemaz It's NHS testing, pretty stable and unaffected by people testing themselves.
@skeuomorphology so it only covers people with severe enough infection to go to the dr/hospital. Most people with flu or covid will stay at home. I don't think it well represents the prevalence... Maybe I'm wrong though.
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