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    Here's a graph I just put together from the UK Covid testing data in excel out of curiosity.

    Back on 1st April there were 11,896 tests performed (mostly on hospital admissions) and 4915 positives.

    Last week there were 267,438 tests performed and 5998 positives.

    Make of it what you will, obviously the testing on discharge from hospital would add a few negatives to the tally. But just another reason that 'cases' is a terrible way to assess the severity. Considering a ton of folks also isolate with symptoms and don't bother getting tested i'm just kinda shocked that testing is around 98% negative.

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    • by 'last week' i mean the 28th (day with highest number new cases)kingsteven
    • Also worth considering who was getting testing in the early day – people in serious at risk groups, front line workers etc.BaskerviIle
    • Now testing is ramping up we're testing a broader cross section of the population (and expecting less positives/tests), so this graph looks as I would expectBaskerviIle
    • i'd love to know more about what % is preventative (ie. hosp. discharge/ care workers) or people reporting to test sites because they feel unwell...kingsteven
    • it is pretty much what i expected too - and in line with the ONS reporting on cases but didn't think it would be quite as low as 2%kingsteven
    • hospital admissions is really what we should be watching right now. https://coronavirus.…kingsteven
    • also confused by how we supposedly have capacity for 120k antibody tests a day and are testing ~5k surely that can be used more strategically to asses riskkingsteven
    • haha asseskingsteven
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