it does indeed-- The average age of hospital patients dying as a result of COVID-19 on the Isle of Wight is 85 and the oldest person to recover from the virus was 100, according to a report from the Isle of Wight NHS Trust. The first case of the coronavirus noted at the Trust was registered on 7th March, with the first death attributed to COVID-19 occurring on 22nd March, a day before the national lockdown was enforced. In total, 22 male and 19 female patients, all with other illnesses, including Type 2 diabetes, cancer and heart disease, have died at the hospital. Across the Island, combined figures from NHS England and the Office for National Statistics show 89 people have died due to the virus — 41 in hospital, 44 in care homes, 3 in the community and 1 in the hospice. The oldest patient to have died due to the virus was 102, with the youngest being 59. However, the oldest person to recover from the virus at the hospital was 100, the youngest being only 24. The average age of patients who recovered from the virus, as of the end of June, was 71. The most recent COVID-19 death on the Island was 1st September – a lady in her 80s, who had underlying health conditions. so--here on the island youngsters are more likely to die crossing the road than from this virus. i think its time the govt re think their strategy.
a bit more https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/18807601.updated-map-shows-locations-isle-wight-covid-19-cases/ have a look at the map on this link your in Ryde aren't you https://www.islandecho.co.uk/category/coronavirus/
that map is very interesting!! in the higher risk areas--shaded green,...well--its just that--green! for the most part its countryside--hardly anybody lives there. so--if just one person tests positive--we have an epidemic ! i like the comments.
in fact--the biggest epidemic this country is facing--is old age. The country cannot afford to maintain its ever rising elderly population. Have you any idea what it costs to keep an elderly person incarcerated in a nursing home ?
This guy died recently in Blackpool. I posted the news of his unfortunate death in a seperate thread. He was 47 years of age. He was Filipino. And you can see he carried some excess weight. I am pretty certain Covid19 didn’t stop when it got to this chap and say, “right your time is up as you are 47yo”. It will undoubtedly be down to the other two factors and possibly other health related issues we don’t know about.
had the poor chap been tested positive in the last 28 days ? apart from his weight--were there any other relevant health issues ?
Back to being locked up............ Driving me nuts................ I felt really good, when week before last, we went to Barmouth for the day, and was able to overdose on fresh and clean sea air.
I hope he was tested positive as he was in hospital for 60 days with Covid19 before being released and then it got the better of him totally.
Incidentally, guys.......... The blue and white masks, do use Titanium Dioxide powder to whiten them on the inside. It is carcinogenic in powder form. but ok as a food colouring.. My stock of masks is getting binned, and will purchase more of the washable, cotton, ones.
but is this lockdown really the way to go ? the main age group affected by the virus are us elderly persons. ( over 65 ) most of us dont mix or go out that much--and if we do--we keep our distance and wear masks. the group not affected for the most part are those of working age--so--leave them to work.
From July, the Lancet. On underlaying health conditions and susceptibility to bad cases of Covid19. They are nearly too numerous to mention: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(20)30238-2/fulltext “Similarly, in a British cohort of 5693 patients with COVID-19 in hospital, the risk of death was more common in those with uncontrolled diabetes (hazard ratio [HR] 2·36, 95% CI 2·18–2·56). 7 Whether such worse prognosis is due to diabetes per se or to concomitant morbidities and risk factors remains to be fully elucidated. This Review is, therefore, intended to provide a systematic assessment of potential prognostic factors in patients with diabetes with COVID-19.“
Probably explains why they make me cough. I bought some cotton ones yesterday but my frigging glasses get steamed up
I have noticed a lot of the elderly around here are afraid to leave their houses and I do understand that. On the other hand I go out to work and see atrocious stuff such as people dropping their mask to speak or wearing their mask beneath their noses. Time will tell but I don’t really feel susceptible - touch wood. I went through a speight of being susceptible to viruses but not for the last few years.
Having suffered with the same challenge I now take my glasses off when I wear the mask, I only wear them for driving, really.
Yes, they may not be as affected as us slightly older, but they are the main spreaders by being constantly out and about without obeying the social distancing rules.
Then there is this a Guardian Report based on data in the UK. This is just for T1 and T2 diabetes. Add other health related factors and you have a large slice of the mortalities: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...ed-in-uk-hospitals-with-covid-19-had-diabetes “Of the 22,332 people who died in hospital in England between 31 March and 12 May, 5,873 (26%) suffered from either type 1 or type 2 diabetes, NHSEngland figures reveal. That was the most common illness found in an analysis of what existing conditions patients had. The other commonest comorbidities were dementia (18%), serious breathing problems (15%) and chronic kidney disease (14%). One in ten (10%) suffered from ischaemic heart disease.“
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-54597619 He does not look all that chubby but we don't know when this was taken, some Filipinos just have that shape of face naturally, he sure as hell wasn't chubby anymore by the time he got out in July.
