The cumulative total of Covid cases in Orkney is now at 4,506.
Saturday 19th March: 18 new cases, cumulative total 4,457
Sunday 20th March: 25 new cases, cumulative total 4,482
Sunday 21st March: 24 new cases, cumulative total 4,506
From 9th to 15th of March there were 264 new positive Covid cases recorded in Orkney
The stats for Scotland published on 21st of March 2022 are as follows:
- 9,533 new cases of COVID-19 reported
- 0 new reported deaths of people who have tested positive (noting that Register Offices are generally closed at weekends)
- 31 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
- 2,128 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
- 4,449,246 people have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccination, 4,175,197 have received their second dose, and 3,476,291 have received a third dose or booster
From mid-April 2022, the Scottish Government website will not be providing the Covid statistics it has been on its website – just links of where you can source it. Anyone seeking that information will have to go to Public Health Scotland’s (PHS) COVID-19 Daily Dashboard.
- get the vaccine or the vaccine booster
- if you don’t have symptoms take lateral flow tests twice a week, and if visiting someone vulnerable or going to a crowded place
- if you have symptoms – self isolate and book a PCR test
- you must wear a face covering (unless exempt) in most indoor public spaces and on public transport
- open windows when meeting indoors
- wash your hands regularly, and cover your nose and mouth if coughing or sneezing
- work from home as well as the office if you can – businesses and workplaces should follow the safer workplace guidance
- use the apps: COVID status (vaccine passport) and Protect Scotland
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Almost every Monday the government can report 0 deaths. Given that most registrars offices are closed over the weekend, the (not in the headlines published) number of 28 deaths over the weekend (which are only published in the excel files) suggest that either some registrars are working or that these are catch-up numbers not published previously.
Are those the ‘forgotten’ deaths, the ones most media, who simply and hastily refer to the government’s headlines, just overlook?
The government’s publishing of relevant data should follow a more sensible, correct and accurate approach. Since our government does in fact collect all the data, it would be a 2 minute job to enter the ‘over the weekend’ figures into the headlines. They still do it manually… which is odd anyway… have they never heard of data interfaces?
“the ‘forgotten’ deaths” – what a chilling thought that is.
I’m afraid there are far too many of them – the numbers that have died since March 2020 appear to be being forgotten.
And……the fact that the Prime Minister of Britain ( a misnomer if ever there was one) and his cronies were having parties while the general public were not allowed to attend funerals for their dead. That appears to be being conveniently forgotten – or over-ridden by other ‘news’ – too.
He’s still there, in power, meeting with others in power.
https://theorkneynews.scot/2021/03/19/only-a-pawn-in-their-games/
“Uncertainty is the new certainty
Displacement is the new stability
And language’s ability
To comprehend
Is starting to bend and crack.”
Ian McMillan