Originally Posted by
corporate-wage-slave
The 43% doesn't sound good, but it's where the rolling average went from 5 per day to 8 per day. The increase in cases is with big numbers so it's more meaningful and is a clear rise. Blackburn with Darwen has now overtaken Bolton as the worst hot spot. Bolton has gone from about 450 cases per 100k to around 330. Blackburn is officially on 364.7 and will go up for a few more days, but there is a slight hint it may be beginning to fall. Bedford, on 190 is in third place, so some way lower, and is declining. Outside Bolton and Bedford it so far seems to be some cases in the Greater Manchester conurbations and small rises in one or two other places. Much of the UK is still seeing declines in cases.
After reading a scientist on SkyNews talking of it (Indian variant numbers) currently doubling every week and thus encouraging an early dose of further restrictions, how do you think this will play out in the coming weeks CWS? In terms of growth of cases and hospitalisations/deaths. Are the few hotspots just having a crazy mini spell before it all settles again or do you expect these spurts all over the country?Other scientists have just described the June 21 reopening as 'in the balance' and have said they aren't as worried as previous waves in terms of serious illness/deaths. Reversing the roadmap would be very painful for Bojo politically I'd imagine.