Talk Morgan Forums Community The Malvern Arms Coronavirus / Corona Virus

I have now located the table for yesterday.



The columns are: Hospitalised with symptoms, Intensive care, Home isolation, Total currently positive, Dismissed/cured, Deceased, Total cases, Tampons (swabs performed)
You can probably assume that those with mild symptoms are those currently in "Home isolation".

The first 3 columns add up to the 4th. The 4th, 5th, and 6th columns add up to the 7th.

It should be noted that the number actually in intensive care does not represent the total who have been in intensive care. Many of those still in hospital, virtually all of those who have died, and some of those who have recovered would have been in intensive care at some point.

Which ever way you look at it about 50% of those with COVID-19 finish up in hospital. That does not tie in with the statement that "4 out of 5 only have light symptoms".

The numbers given indicate that 8.5% of those found positive die. It should be noted that that 8.5% includes many people who had other severe problems so one should say that this is the number who have died with COVID-19 not those who have died only because they had contracted the virus.

The hospitalisations and deaths are predominantly, but not exclusively, older people and men seem to be more seriously affected than women.