The U.K.’s daily Covid reported infections have dropped to their lowest figure in a month, thanks in part to the end of free testing. Meanwhile, ONS survey data indicate the Omicron BA.2 wave has peaked in England. MailOnline has the story.
U.K. Health Security Agency (UKHSA) data show just 41,384 positive tests were logged over the last 24 hours, a drop of 40.7% on last week. It is the smallest number logged since March 1st.
However, experts have warned that the daily figure is “almost meaningless” since free Covid tests were scrapped for all but the elderly, most vulnerable and healthcare workers.
The rest of the population, who can now only purchase a test for around £2 from high street pharmacies, are unable to log their result online.
But the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which swabs more than 100,000 Britons every week, estimated 4.1 million people in England were infected in the week ending April 2nd.
Although the highest toll recorded since the pandemic began, it’s only 0.5% higher than last week. Experts today hailed the figures as the “first sign infections have plateaued”.
Meanwhile, daily data shows 347 Britons died within 28 days of a positive – a 81.7% week-on-week jump. But ONS analysts estimate that a third of this figure are fatalities among people who were infected but died from other causes.
Hospital figures show another 2,406 infected people were admitted on Monday, a drop of 4% on last week.
These lockdowns Boris loves so much are so effective they even work when he doesn’t impose them. It seems, in fact, that Boris is now able to ‘control’ Covid infections by the power of his mind.
Alternatively, lockdowns are unnecessary to cause Covid outbreaks to peak and fall. I’ll let the reader decide which is more likely.
While the ONS survey shows record prevalence, NHS 111 data paint a very different picture, with daily calls peaking at the same level they were last autumn, before Omicron came on the scene.
Online assessments (presumably used more by the young) are even lower.
Is that because the ONS survey, with its ‘record prevalence’, is picking up a lot of mild and asymptomatic infections and reinfections?
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Merry Christmas one and all. Enjoy the day. Eat, drink and be merry, my fellow sceptics.
The battle recommences at 7am tomorrow.
Seconded.
Thirded! A Very Merry Christmas to all, and let’s really hope the coming New Year brings some justice and return to sanity.
Hear hear!
Merry Christmas one and all
Merry Christmas
back, and to all the other decent and respectful posters of DS Land. Also to the DS team for their continued hard work, without whom none of our daily grumbles would be possible.
Heartily agree Mogs. Happy Christmas all and a heartfelt thanks to all the DS team for their sterling work.
Happy Christmas to all, and best wishes for 2025!
Happy Christmas to ‘We happy few’ and, in particular, to Lord Young of Great Barrington who has kept hope alive until the U.S. Cavalry, President Trump and Jay Bhattacharya, ride once more to the rescue of this ‘sceptr’d isle’, incapable, as we clearly are, of rescuing ourselves. Perhaps they will not bother…and why should they….but what happens in America never stays in America……
And a very Happy Christmas to all those affected by the efforts of ‘the man from the government, here to help’ who has, instead, blighted what is now left to them of their days. May their families and friends hold them close.
And, hope triumphing, briefly, over expectation, Happy Christmas, Lady Hallett…….England expects……..
Merry Christmas to all!
Merry Christmas, folks, and may all you who think and judge for yourselves be healthy, wealthy and happy in 2025!
Happy Christmas M A k
https://www.gbnews.com/politics/nigel-farage-donald-trump-olive-branch-keir-starmer-peter-mandelson
He just can’t stop himself can he?
Free trade deals? What for? Within six months we’ll have nothing left to trade with.
Farage is at danger of letting down an awful lot of people. He hasn’t learnt from his deal making with Tories and now he wants to cozy up to Labour. He is looking increasingly like a fifth columnist. Frankly this is disgusting. Why does he want to be associated in any way with a party that is intent on destroying the country?
You may be right but my money is on him just using this as an opportunity to demonstrate his usefulness.
Yes, he wants a knighthood, as he has often mentioned in years past.
I didn’t realise that
If anyone deserves one it’s him, but I find it odd that he would be that bothered given that they hand out knighthoods to all and sundry
His achievement in helping us get out of the EU is enough to secure a respectable legacy
https://thenewconservative.co.uk/the-new-conservative-dishonours-list-2024/
Frank Haviland at his best.
Herman Van Rompuy Charisma of a Damp Rag Award
“I’ve known some boring bastards in my time; men so listless that paint watches them dry. But none of them come close to Keir Starmer – a man so wooden he dare not venture into IKEA, lest he be mistaken for faulty flatpack furniture and swiftly disassembled. Alongside his many other talents (Dalek impersonator, anorak model, and the only waxwork Madame Tussaud admitted she ‘couldn’t improve on’), Starmer can make any bad situation worse. He’d be given a wide berth at a deafblind orgy, and could kill the mood at an autopsy.”
Wonderful stuff.
https://www.globalresearch.ca/britain-destroy-economy-6-months/5875469
A brief run- through of the carnage inflicted by Kneel and Co in their first six months. It is bloody grim.
As The Daily Sceptic Motto says above…
“QUESTION EVERYTHING. STAY SANE. LIVE FREE.”
May I just point out the news today, in which Pakistani Muslim Habib Khan, who circulated a video of himself brandishing an AK-47 assault rifle and threatening to “blow away” Tommy Robinson and the EDL, was jailed for 2 years and three months. He has had 11 previous convictions for 15 offences, including racially aggravated, etc.
Counter-protester who threatened Tommy Robinson and the EDL during riots while holding ‘fake AK-47’ is jailed for 27 months | Daily Mail Online
The curious thing is that neither the media nor the judge referred to him using the many derogatory epithets dealt out by the media and judges to British Patriots Protesting the Murder of Children. Instead, they referred to him as a “Married Father”, “Birmingham Dad”, “Counter-Protestor”, “Reckless Man”, “Birmingham Man”, etc.
His Ethnic Indian lawyer said he was suffering from “health problems”, namely bipolar disorder and CELLULITIS (!!!???), which is usually regarded as a beauty problem in women rather than a disease.
Judge Melbourne Inman, KC, seemed to imply that his actions were really the fault of the Southport “civil unrest”, and only chided him for being “reckless”.
He is the same “Judge” who sentenced councillor’s wife Lucy Connolly to 3 and a half years in prison for a tweet, and 26-year-old father of three Tyler Kay to 3 years and two months in prison for RE-TWEETING her post and adding others about asylum hotels.
Tyler Kay was arrested, charged and imprisoned WITHIN TWO DAYS of re-tweeting her post.