Coronavirus 4 - Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

[Pies4shaw]

Some more details from NSW's 11 am update:

There have been 475 COVID-19 related deaths in NSW since 16 June 2021 and 531 in total since the start of the pandemic.

There have been 65,786 locally acquired cases reported since 16 June 2021, when the first case in this outbreak was reported.

Victoria has had 150 deaths and just under 40,000 cases since 16 June 2021.

[think positive]

Looks like Victoria will retake the lead for the most COVID cases by the middle of this week. We are 4,000 behind and gaining by 1,500 + per day.

case numbers arnt as critical as deaths. they can keep the this year record.

[stui magpie]

Victoria is still well clear on total deaths and will stay there.

The good news is, as vaccination rates increase, yes case numbers become largely irrelevant. new modelling suggests the hospitals won't be overrun, as there's already a downturn in length of stay. People being hospitalised are going home quicker.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/vict ... 590p1.html

[Pies4shaw]

I posted the link to the Burnet Institute's updated modelling in this thread yesterday, if you'd like to read it.

[stui magpie]

I have, the article provides the info in a different manner

[Dave The Man]

Victoria is still well clear on total deaths and will stay there.

The good news is, as vaccination rates increase, yes case numbers become largely irrelevant. new modelling suggests the hospitals won't be overrun, as there's already a downturn in length of stay. People being hospitalised are going home quicker.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/vict ... 590p1.html

Showing that Vaccines Work just about all the Time

[stui magpie]

^

Vaccines clearly have a positive impact, all the data says so. Hospitalisations and deaths for vaccinated people significantly better for non vaccinated.
NSW started to relax restrictions on 26 August while case numbers were still over 1000 per day, now daily cases are 300 and steadily going down.

With further restrictions removed today the next week or so will tell the tale. If case numbers don't start going back up again, they've nailed it but you'd have to expect they will.

On a separate note, there's reason to believe that the Delta variant is more deadly when you consider the data. Covid Alpha largely killed the soft targets, mainly the elderly and those with compromised health and most younger people who caught it seemingly had no symptoms let alone real health concerns or death.

Delta can't get to the easy targets due to vaccinations, but it seems a lot more young people are being hospitalised and dying from it than Alpha.

[Dave The Man]

On a separate note, there's reason to believe that the Delta variant is more deadly when you consider the data. Covid Alpha largely killed the soft targets, mainly the elderly and those with compromised health and most younger people who caught it seemingly had no symptoms let alone real health concerns or death.

Delta can't get to the easy targets due to vaccinations, but it seems a lot more young people are being hospitalised and dying from it than Alpha.

So should we be Worried that are more Deadly Stain will come along in the Future?

[stui magpie]

^

With large chunks of the world mostly unvaccinated, mutations will continue and with that it's probable that new variants will come forth.

the flu does the same and we get new variants and new vaccines every year. It's not a reason to stay locked down

[Dave The Man]

^

With large chunks of the world mostly unvaccinated, mutations will continue and with that it's probable that new variants will come forth.

the flu does the same and we get new variants and new vaccines every year. It's not a reason to stay locked down

As long Deaths don't Rise too much then don't have too but it's not something you can rule out 100% sadly of happening and going back to Lockdown

Agree the Poor Areas are place they need to be very Vigilant on.


Bit like how Delta Started in India

[Woods Of Ypres]

finally got my vaccination certificate linked to MyGov
couldn't get it to link Medicare
on hold for an hour, nice lady explained that prob due to not going Doctor for a long time, weird.
anyway got a linking code and it is sorted now, looking forward to the pub this weekend.

just a heads up, if it doesn't link up expect a long time on the phone :/

[Pies4shaw]

https://www.theage.com.au/national/vict ... 590t2.html

Don't be fooled by the reference to "elective" surgeries - quite a few category 1 "elective" surgeries are elective only in the sense that people "elect" to have their life-threatening condition operated on, rather than just "electing" to wait (eg, heart bypass, various cancerous tumours etc etc).

[Pies4shaw]

In Victoria:

Reported yesterday: 1,749 new local cases and 0 cases acquired overseas.
- 36,751 vaccines administered
- 68,702 test results received
- Sadly, 11 people with COVID-19 have died

and in NSW:

- 273 new locally acquired cases
- 589 people in hospital
- 128 people in ICU
- 4 deaths

[David]

Seeing the ever-rising case numbers and the celebrations over lockdown ending, I just can't help but feel like everybody, Andrews included, has well and truly entered fantasy world. It feels a little like being told you can finally take the cast off your broken arm right after fracturing it again.

[Pies4shaw]

^ You misunderstand, David - once people are fully-vaccinated, those dying of COVID won't really be quite as dead.