10 deaths as well.
Worryingly a big increase in both figures
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Got a phone call yesterday from the village in Merthyr saying there’s a couple of the older boys in intensive care not looking good, and one of my favourite characters ( a Psycholoon) died from Covid yesterday. all of a sudden it’s become a lot more real for me.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-54540763
"The number of Covid-related patients in Wales' hospitals has risen by 49% in a week.
Welsh NHS boss Andrew Goodall said more than 700 people were being looked after - the highest number since late June.
The chief executive said demand for beds would continue to increase in the days and weeks ahead.
I anticipate this winter will be more challenging than any I have known in my professional career," Mr Goodall told a Welsh Government press conference."
:frown:
Wales is banning people from other areas in the Uk with a high number of cases from visiting the country;-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-54540764
19,700 new cases today and 137 more deaths, what the figures don't make clear is if it is the areas already suffering most that are being hardest hit.
In one area they were restricted because of a spike and excess deaths but the mojority were in 1 or 2 hospitals as I understand. If you take out the nbumbers you know are froma specific cause, like the university students, how do we know what the fiugres look like then
I was interested to see before the weekend that Mark Drakeford said that all their evidence told them that the increase was in the community and among extended families, and that there is no evidence to support the clamour that it is caused by pubs and restaurants. Not often I applaud him but I admire his honesty on the point.
Sadly 2 days later Gethin said he might close the pubs to stop the spread. It really is a knee jerk reaction. The easiest target and one that everyone notices, but the affect is dubious. To spread it in a pub someone must have contracted it at home or at work or where ever.
https://www.newstatesman.com/science...-wave-covid-19
The hospitality industry has been singled out by Chris Whitty for spreading the virus, but the evidence is anything but clear-cut.