Thanks for that. I wasn't aware it was so high, nor that there was so big a discrepancy between estimated & reported cases.Psamathe wrote: ↑25 Nov 2021, 6:11pmI have no idea what current figures are but worst I remember hearing maybe a few months ago was 1 in 50 or 1 in 55 thought to have Covid. Quick Google gives:Vorpal wrote: ↑25 Nov 2021, 5:14pmI can easily accept that I did not have the latest information, or that there are towns in Wales with higher rates than in England, but none of those are anywhere near 7%PDQ Mobile wrote: ↑25 Nov 2021, 5:02pm
Gwynedd has the second highest rate in the UK
Over 1000 cases per 100,000.
https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2021-11- ... -in-the-ukfor Wales[url]https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/15/covid-infection-rate-rises-again-to-one-in-60-people-in-england[/url] 21 Oct 2021 wrote:Covid infection rate in England rises again to one in 60 people
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At the peak of the second wave in early January, about one in 50 people were estimated to have coronavirus.
...Ian[url]https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-rates-cases-deaths-wales-22272818[/url] 25 Nov 2021 wrote:...
The local authority with the highest infection rate in Wales remains Gwynedd with 854.2 cases per 100,000 population over seven days followed by Vale of Glamorgan with 661 and Monmouthshire with 574.1.
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I guess it shouldn't surprise me. I've seen quite a few posts on social media of people in the UK saying they are going to work, despite having a cold, the lurgy, etc. I posted replies to a couple of friends, and was told by one that they are out of sick leave, and the other that they'd lose their job if they didn't turn up, so employers aren't helping the situation, and statutory sick pay doesn't pay the bills.