Today, the UK recorded the highest daily case total since the pandemic began (78,610 cases, a 53% increase on one week ago). A majority of cases in London are now Omicron.
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**Cases in ICU**
– Today: 105 (-4)
– Admissions: 12
– Discharges: 10
– Week-on-week change in ICU admissions: -2.0%
– ICU admissions not fully vaxed (in the 8 weeks up to 2021-11-20): 58.9%
**Cases in Hospital**
– Today: 470 (-23)
– New cases in hospital: 57
– Discharges: 47
– Week-on-week change in new cases in hospital: -11.5%
**Reported Deaths**
– This week (up to 2021-12-15): 47 (-34)
– Week-on-week change: -42.0%
**Confirmed Cases**
– Today: 4235 (+348)
– Week-on-week change: -10.4%
**PCR Testing**
– Total positive swabs today: 4761 (+1059)
– Percentage of swabs positive today: 13.7%
– 7-day positivity rate: 13.7%
– Week-on-week absolute change in 7-day positivity rate: -0.8%
**Boosters/Third Doses**
– Total administered (as of 2021-12-14): 1291320
– Percentage of total population: 25.9%
– Week-on-week absolute increase in boosted population: +4.8%
Lowest number of cases in ICU since 12th November.
Things are looking bright. Can’t see how further restrictions could be justified. Everything is going in the right trajectory. I know there are some sad individuals out there who want us locked down forever, but it’s time to live with this virus.
Fairly sure I’ll be added to the stats tomorrow. Felt like my head was about to explode last night.
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Oh shit.
Close the gyms!
Today, the UK recorded the highest daily case total since the pandemic began (78,610 cases, a 53% increase on one week ago). A majority of cases in London are now Omicron.
not divisible
**Cases in ICU**
– Today: 105 (-4)
– Admissions: 12
– Discharges: 10
– Week-on-week change in ICU admissions: -2.0%
– ICU admissions not fully vaxed (in the 8 weeks up to 2021-11-20): 58.9%
**Cases in Hospital**
– Today: 470 (-23)
– New cases in hospital: 57
– Discharges: 47
– Week-on-week change in new cases in hospital: -11.5%
**Reported Deaths**
– This week (up to 2021-12-15): 47 (-34)
– Week-on-week change: -42.0%
**Confirmed Cases**
– Today: 4235 (+348)
– Week-on-week change: -10.4%
**PCR Testing**
– Total positive swabs today: 4761 (+1059)
– Percentage of swabs positive today: 13.7%
– 7-day positivity rate: 13.7%
– Week-on-week absolute change in 7-day positivity rate: -0.8%
**Boosters/Third Doses**
– Total administered (as of 2021-12-14): 1291320
– Percentage of total population: 25.9%
– Week-on-week absolute increase in boosted population: +4.8%
*”Week-on-week change” is the total for the most recent 7 days, relative to the total for the preceding 7 days.
Stats calculated from data at* [GeoHive](https://covid-19.geohive.ie). *ICU vax status data from* [HPSC](https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/respiratory/coronavirus/novelcoronavirus/surveillance/vaccinationstatusweeklyreports/)*.*
Lowest number of cases in ICU since 12th November.
Things are looking bright. Can’t see how further restrictions could be justified. Everything is going in the right trajectory. I know there are some sad individuals out there who want us locked down forever, but it’s time to live with this virus.
Fairly sure I’ll be added to the stats tomorrow. Felt like my head was about to explode last night.
Deaths from what?
I’m one of them. Team Omicron!
Where we’re going, we don’t need roads..