Britain's coronavirus cases rise sharply to record level

 

FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians walk on the High Street, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Croydon, south London, Britain, September 27, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported 12,872 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, a record daily figure for the country, with the government blaming the jump on a reporting delay and saying the numbers in coming days would include additional cases.

 

The government's website said a technical issue had delayed publishing a number of new COVID-19 cases.

 

"This means the total reported over the coming days will include some additional cases from the period between 24 September and 1 October, increasing the number of cases reported," it said.

 

At 12,872, the number of daily cases reported almost doubled from the 6,968 reported on Friday, smashing the previous biggest daily toll of 7,143, which was recorded on Tuesday.

 

Britain is now processing more than 200,000 COVID-19 tests a day compared with fewer than 100,000 at the start of the pandemic.

 

But the technical issue could be seized on by critics who say the government has lost control of the virus amid a shortage of testing capacity.

 

The number of deaths recorded within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test fell to 49 on Saturday from 66 the previous day.

 

(Reporting by Sarah Young; Editing by Paul Simao)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-10-04

 

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Are people just not "getting it"? Or do they think they know better? Just watching news footage from a university campus with many students milling around and very few wearing masks.

5 minutes ago, Phuketshrew said:

Are people just not "getting it"? Or do they think they know better? Just watching news footage from a university campus with many students milling around and very few wearing masks.

Just look at the announcement event for the sc candidate in the US. They all think they're invincible, it wouldn't happen to them.

Out of the 12,872 new cases, how many have been hospitalised?

 

Have these cases been as a direct result of testing?

 

The headlines all seem to be concerned with new cases from testing & not so much about hospital admissions.

 

And of course, all those daft students having impromptu parties & so on, will have increased the numbers...

Test more people get more cases duh! Even my dog could work that one out.

18 minutes ago, faraday said:

Out of the 12,872 new cases, how many have been hospitalised?

 

Have these cases been as a direct result of testing?

 

The headlines all seem to be concerned with new cases from testing & not so much about hospital admissions.

 

And of course, all those daft students having impromptu parties & so on, will have increased the numbers...

That's 12,872 people who will require medical attention.   For some they will have to spend AT LEAST the next 14 days in isolation.   They will not be able to work.   If they are at home and have family, they run a huge risk of infecting them.   

A certain percentage will end up in hospital and require specialized care.   

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

Britain is now processing more than 200,000 COVID-19 tests a day compared with fewer than 100,000 at the start of the pandemic.

meanwhile in thailand...

 

... same in Austria, 2nd highest daily increase since March ... also along with highest ever testing (30 - 35k per day) as well as comparatively few hospital admissions/severe cases.

 

3 hours ago, faraday said:

Out of the 12,872 new cases, how many have been hospitalised?

 

Have these cases been as a direct result of testing?

 

The headlines all seem to be concerned with new cases from testing & not so much about hospital admissions.

 

And of course, all those daft students having impromptu parties & so on, will have increased the numbers...

That is what I'm seeing now, the emphasis is on the amount of infected, not on the amount requiring hospitalization or dying. In any normal flu year would we all run around screaming with the amount of people that have simply just caught it? People have put their objective thinking in deep storage, with it seems little interest to ever resurrect it.

Calm down everyone, this is not what it seems. Perhaps if you read the article, it states a technical issue, during past 7 days stopped some positive tests being counted during the week, so instead all those extras were added to yesterdays figure. The figure will drop just as quickly as it rose

6 hours ago, Henryford said:

Test more people get more cases duh! Even my dog could work that one out.

actually it's reported lots of testing is taking place but the labs aren't keeping up for a variety of reasons.. 

lol  wow, it appears you people are getting played big time by your own government and it's definitely not the first time you've been misled by bs numbers..

7 hours ago, Henryford said:

Test more people get more cases duh! Even my dog could work that one out.

Or don't test and just stick your head in the sand and hope it will just go away on it's own. Duh! Even my cat could work that out!

 

There are times when ignorance is bliss but this isn't one of them.

7 hours ago, Henryford said:

Test more people get more cases duh! Even my dog could work that one out.

reproduction rate is more accurate in assessing the health of the nation..

5 hours ago, ourmanflint said:

Calm down everyone, this is not what it seems. Perhaps if you read the article, it states a technical issue, during past 7 days stopped some positive tests being counted during the week, so instead all those extras were added to yesterdays figure. The figure will drop just as quickly as it rose

Or at least that’s the Government’s line.

Racist post and replies removed.

Well, it certainly seems to be a wild & wacky road. 

 

Who knows what the truth is.....?

 

Still, it makes great headlines.????

 

https://metro.co.uk/news/uk/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 4, 20205 yr by faraday

Also from the above link, seven months after this 'killer virus' was correctly - in the governments opinion, classified, they still haven't got their computers working.