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COVID19 Cases #1 – Latest Data and Trends for England

September 20, 2020 By Nigel

Last updated on 20th September 2020

The latest data for COVID19 (Coronavirus) cases in England as of Saturday 19th September 2020 shows the number of people testing positive for COVID19 is unchanged from a week ago but this masks extreme regional disparities. The North is now clearly experiencing a second wave but the South has only seen a spike and is now falling. The task for the authorities now is to halt the Northern outbreak before it spills over into the South.

Coronavirus #3 – How many people have died of COVID19 in the UK?

April 24, 2020 By Nigel

The Financial Times (FT) has estimated the true number of COVID19 related deaths in the UK as of 20th April 2020 is 42,000 not 17,000 as published by the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC). In this article, I show that the FT headline is incorrect and is the result of either the FT comparing apples with pears due to a misunderstanding over what the various data sets measure or the FT attempting to estimate a number that can never be verified.