COVID-19 was permitted to become very, very prevalent

England numbers, as Scotland stopped reporting.

2022: (notice how big a surge lately; it’s a lot worse than prior years)

26-09-2022 998
25-09-2022 971
24-09-2022 727
23-09-2022 704
22-09-2022 846
21-09-2022 858
20-09-2022 826
19-09-2022 781
18-09-2022 555
17-09-2022 484
16-09-2022 476
15-09-2022 553
14-09-2022 586
13-09-2022 580
12-09-2022 519
11-09-2022 499
10-09-2022 408
09-09-2022 422
08-09-2022 508
07-09-2022 541
06-09-2022 537
05-09-2022 526
04-09-2022 471
03-09-2022 439
02-09-2022 466
01-09-2022 534
Total: 15,281

2021:

26-09-2021 535
25-09-2021 520
24-09-2021 557
23-09-2021 577
22-09-2021 572
21-09-2021 602
20-09-2021 606
19-09-2021 572
18-09-2021 560
17-09-2021 540
16-09-2021 672
15-09-2021 691
14-09-2021 701
13-09-2021 688
12-09-2021 658
11-09-2021 649
10-09-2021 680
09-09-2021 790
08-09-2021 900
07-09-2021 801
06-09-2021 831
05-09-2021 691
04-09-2021 752
03-09-2021 688
02-09-2021 788
01-09-2021 835
Total: 16,621

2020:

26-09-2020 245
25-09-2020 274
24-09-2020 288
23-09-2020 314
22-09-2020 268
21-09-2020 275
20-09-2020 237
19-09-2020 204
18-09-2020 205
17-09-2020 199
16-09-2020 183
15-09-2020 194
14-09-2020 172
13-09-2020 153
12-09-2020 143
11-09-2020 135
10-09-2020 143
09-09-2020 136
08-09-2020 99
07-09-2020 84
06-09-2020 85
05-09-2020 94
04-09-2020 67
03-09-2020 69
02-09-2020 79
01-09-2020 58
Total: 4,345

We’re no closer now to ending the pandemic than we were 12 months ago.

UST when they tell you autumn is here the numbers begin to soar.

The numbers were finally released, after 7 days of waiting (they really need to issue daily updates, as before), just a few minutes ago, revealing a 42% increase in COVID-19 cases in just one week. That’s despite testing levels going down, or maybe owing to them (making us blind to the spread).

I was expecting further growth after last week’s increase, but not that fast a growth. It’s only September. As it turns out [1], this is expected not only in the UK. The pandemic isn’t over, it’s just hibernating.

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1. Finland’s Covid cases to rise again, health authority predicts

   There will be an increase in new Covid cases across Finland as winter approaches, according to a forecast from the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL).

   The health authority presented an assessment of the coronavirus situation at a joint press briefing with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, on Thursday morning.

   The experts said vaccinations are not effective in significantly reducing the spread of the virus at this point. The best protection from severe Covid symptoms comes from hybrid immunity, which people gain from a combination of vaccinations and a recent infection.

   Finland is monitoring two Omicron subvariants of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 ? BA.2 and BA.4 ? particularly closely.

“Overall, COVID-19 has contributed to more than 40 million new cases of neurological disorders worldwide,” says this new video (2 hours old). It’s about a peer-reviewed study from a reputable journal, based on work done in a high-profile American university.

People who wrongly assume it’s safe to mingle (that’s what our government wants us to think) are doing so at their own risk/peril. Just because it’s “good for business” (the economic element controlled by the rich and powerful) doesn’t mean you should participate. Masks and social distancing may not be good for mental health (less socialising), but for physical health it might be essential until we figure out what exactly goes on and produce better remedies. Data of this nature takes years to collect and analyse. Guesswork is not a good strategy.

Date (2021), followed by number of new cases in England:

21-09-2022 4,276 (latest available date)
20-09-2022 6,561
19-09-2022 5,550
18-09-2022 3,882
17-09-2022 3,062
16-09-2022 3,606
15-09-2022 4,078
14-09-2022 4,349
13-09-2022 4,542
12-09-2022 4,667
11-09-2022 3,863
10-09-2022 2,848
09-09-2022 3,087
08-09-2022 3,248
07-09-2022 3,742
06-09-2022 3,931
05-09-2022 4,378
04-09-2022 3,757
03-09-2022 2,968
02-09-2022 3,232
01-09-2022 3,758
31-08-2022 3,964

Total: 83,385

Date (2020), followed by number of new cases in England:

21-09-2020 4,727
20-09-2020 4,652
19-09-2020 4,215
18-09-2020 4,290
17-09-2020 3,979
16-09-2020 3,778
15-09-2020 3,057
14-09-2020 2,941
13-09-2020 1,722
12-09-2020 2,224
11-09-2020 2,893
10-09-2020 3,143
09-09-2020 2,893
08-09-2020 3,071
07-09-2020 3,530
06-09-2020 2,079
05-09-2020 2,200
04-09-2020 2,637
03-09-2020 2,716
02-09-2020 2,696
01-09-2020 1,962

Total: 63,443

We wrote about this weeks ago. This has already been noticed here as well.

Post covid Alzheimer’s

The above helps show the positive effect of distancing and masks (2020).