Covid 19 Part XXXV-956,720 ROI (5,952 deaths) 452,946 NI (3,002 deaths) (08/01) Read OP

Taking a swipe at my username, stay classy. If I did this I'd be getting a warning, funny that isn't it.

I don't get his figures or assumptions.

Just going back randomly to 36 days ago when we had 611 in hospital. Since then we have had 1519 admissions, 1583 discharges and currently have 568 in hospital. With 175 hospital deaths in that time frame, we should have 372 in hospital (611+1519-1583-175)

In the same time frame there has been 2268 positive cases detected in hospital so you would expect us to have 2640 in hospital instead of 568.

So obviously the detected cases in hospitals include some of the admissions to hospital (not all positive cases detected are just outbreaks or incidental cases) The 2268 detected cases over 36 days seems to increased the number in hospital from 372 to 568 (for every 12 detected cases in hospital, the number in hospital increases by 1)

I dunno, it's a mess to to figure out. Quite possibly people testing positive and not even being admitted? Arriving for something that may warrant an overnight stay, tested positive but instead of being admitted, they decide to treat you and send you home. I know the UK use a stat of positive people presenting to A&E that do not require an overnight stay. Could it be something like that?

Standard safety precaution.

Most vaccinations people are advised not to get if recent infection.

Would be difficult to ascertain adverse vaccine events versus post viral symptoms in some cases .

Also gives your immune system a chance to settle back to normal before hitting it again with something new , less risk of overstimulation / developing an extreme response .

I wonder if those who have had Omicron and recovered will be treated as boosted?

He called on the public not to contact GP surgeries in an effort to speed up access to PCR testing.

Link Breaking News.

Are people still logging on at midnight to book PCR's, and is it still almost impossible to book a test?

It's not nearly impossible , It is impossible!!!!!

But not admitted due to covid, admitted with it. Know the difference.

I think you ought to check the difference for yourself.

If a person's underlying medical condition is triggered by them contracting Covid and they need hospitalisation because of that, then being admitted because of Covid, or being admitted with Covid, becomes essentially the same thing, i.e., the treatment of symptoms and the administration of oxygen.

Either way, its a person, in a bed, needing barrier nursing, from scarcer resources.

@Wolf359f 109 . A lot of people regardless of what or how they have tested positive , to be cared for, kept isolated from nonCovid patients ,using resources and staff .

This is not a panicky post saying Omicron is causing large numbers of seriously disease, just a reminder that these large numbers are not sustainable if it continues like this .

And he will advise the Government and the Government will take as severe as action as is necessary to reduce social interaction.

If not, the same people who persist with social interaction, despite everyone knowing the risks, will find no room at the Inn when they need it.

Wexford hospital ED is closed to Ambulances this evening. Expect that to be a growing phenomenon.

The US have decided that it is causing more harm. We seriously need to rethink our isolation policies. Businesses are struggling.

I completely understand that and obviously their initial treatment would be delayed/made more difficult if they happen to test positive etc...

There just seems to be people assuming a high % of people in hospital are there not for covid treatment, so it's all good seems to be the sentiment from some. I'm just questioning if the covid positive figure includes the actual covid admissions (being treated for/admitted for) and if there would be people tested in A&E, testing positive and rather than being admitted over night, are treated in A&E and sent home?

The Twitter guy just assumes all the positive cases detected are incidental, which doesn't tally up.