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Is UK government data accurate? Or is there under-reporting?Uploaded 29-10-21https://coronavirus.data.gov.ukhttps://covid.joinzoe.com/data#levels-over-timehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc7A1bVuSJUhttps://covid.joinzoe.com/post/worryingly-close-to-100-000-new-cases-a-dayPoor lateral flow test reportingLess than 50% have government ‘classical symptoms’Therefore, government under testingLoss of smell and taste, 6Fever, 8ONShttps://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19/latestinsightsOverall, coronavirus (COVID-19) infections continued to increase in England in the most recent weekPercentage testing positive still highest in those in school years 7 to 11 Overall prevalence increases up to W/E 23rd October2.02% in England (1 in 50 people)Week before, 1.79% (1 in 55 people) 2.56% in Wales (1 in 40 people)Week before, 2.31% (1 in 45 people)1.31% in Northern Ireland (1 in 75 people)Week before, 0.76% (1 in 130 people)1.36% in Scotland (1 in 75 people)Week before, 1.14% (1 in 90 people)Coronavirus antibodies remain high among UK adults (W/E 3rd October)https://blog.ons.gov.uk/2021/04/28/antibodies-and-immunity-how-do-they-relate-to-one-another/92.2% in England90.0% in Wales90.8% in Northern Ireland91.3% in ScotlandPositivity has increased in younger adultsShowing signs of a slow decline in older adults Antibody finger prick testsA negative antibody test does not mean that a person is not protectedBuilding up to 150,000 UK antibody tests per monthEvery month for the next yearCoronavirus (COVID-19) deathsBetween 13 March 2020 and 1 October 2021, 119,869 excess deaths above the five-year averageGovernment figureshttps://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/deaths140,392163,515Current UK deaths (ONS)12,845 per week14.8% above average Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
