Barnsley Infection Rate

I only have to report my son if he tests positive but I can choose to alert them to negative as well

 

I don't think that would explain it because the figures released for positive tests isn't a percentage it's an actual number. Could it be that people in other towns are being dishonest and pretending it was negative?

 

The most infectious area of Barnsley is Kendray according to the official government map.

 

I don't think they do lead to an official test if it's schoolkids do they? In fact I heard that even if they do take a 'proper' test 5 times and they all come back negative the one positive one is the one used. Was in the BBC website I think.

The health woman for Barnsley (Julie something I think) said that the high numbers are down to schools being tested so I assume they're in the figures

 

I genuinely don't know, I've just had a butchers at the data I see for local cases and there is no mention of who is included in the figures at all. The thing that really annoys me with much of this is the inconsistency from one statistical process to another and how its shared in the public domain (or not). It really shouldn't be difficult to regularly share methodologies for data gathering so anyone can look at it and ensure its robust.

But in so many ways, this goverment seek such a thing the least and prefer opacity and vagaries, putting more emphasis on headlines and buzzwords that muddy the waters further.

 

By specimen date the five highest areas for next cases cases. The data is 12-3 to 18th.

Athersley 2021-03-18 26
Honeywell 2021-03-18 30
Thurnscoe 2021-03-18 30
Bolton-upon-Dearne 2021-03-18 31
Barnsley Town & Park Road 2021-03-18 34

 

Not really as the high cases per 100k is high through out all age groups upto 60 year old.

 

a few days ago I looked and the NHS website stated that no covid positive person had died in barnsley hospital since Feb 14th. The data was daily deaths by hospital and showed deaths at most hospitals and was up to date but there was 0 each day for barnsley.
The government website had deaths practically every day for barnsley hospital.

Like you say a bit of consistency would be nice

 

In every other town across the entire country though?

 

12 in the last fortnight.

The government reports are accumulative figures not the actual dates of death. So the 98 announced today, these include deaths going back to december.

 

I wouldn't have thought so but something doesn't seem right unless I'm really bad at odds and chances and things

 

Currently the hottest spots are in the M62 corridor which South Yorkshire has been broadly included in. Sheffield is currently lowest, Doncaster next then Rotherham and Barnsley worst...on a par with Hull. But the figures are not that bad compared to previous months and the severity of infections is low. Most of the infections are in the 15 to 19 age bracket.
Doncaster has 32 people hospitalised, only 2 on the high dependency status.