The BBC's web page contains pretty much all the latest information about the pandemic. There is also a post code search were you can to see how many confirmed cases are in your area Coronavirus in the UK

Stay safe everyone.

It's a pity that the available data isn't broken down into smaller areas. For example, Cumbria is shown as one area yet it's a very large area with several population centres separated by large areas of low/zero population. Thus, we in the South Lakes cannot tell how much of the results for Cumbria are close to us and how much is more around, say, Carlisle or Workington.
If we could see figures for our actual area, people might take more notice of the advice and instructions.

Perhaps to provide detailed data like that would be pretty hard to do. But where I live in the London area it does give figures for each borough which is a good enough guide to see how it is spreading.

We live in Havering which is about 12 miles north east of the city, so if this virus can travel any distance as an aerosol I'm curious to see if the infection rate increases after a south westerly wind!

Quote from: Mr Sprue on March 29, 2020, 08:53:14 AM
Perhaps to provide detailed data like that would be pretty hard to do.

I appreciate that - the simplest way to do it is by NHS or administrative area, which are, understandably, related to population rather than area.

QuoteBut where I live in the London area it does give figures for each borough which is a good enough guide to see how it is spreading.

Cumbria is about 4 times the area of Greater London but is only one area, compared to London's 30-odd, so we can't see numbers for smaller areas and get a guide as to how/where it is spreading.

As I said, it's a pity because it might focus minds more than at present.

I see where your coming from Cumbria is a very large area with a population of around 500,000, even if it were divided into four would help I guess.

Quote from: Mr Sprue on March 29, 2020, 09:46:15 AM
I see where your coming from Cumbria is a very large area with a population of around 500,000, even if it were divided into four would help I guess.

Indeed - just north, south, east and west would help.
There are certainly some around here who need their minds concentrating on the seriousness of it all.

Isn't it just by council area, not NHS areas? So county/unitary authority. The numbers are too small for that to mean much I suspect as well.

I'm in West Sussex, which has 110 cases out of 858,000 people, or 0.013% of the population. How do you subdivide it? Even at a district level some are still big, and most would have 0-5 cases.

Because it's unitary authorities though you can see, for example, Rutland (2 cases out of 39,000), which is a tiny area!

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Note: Not all those with the virus will have been tested

IMHO greater detail = greater complacency. I can hear all the idiots now saying "Well no cases on my street, so I'm going out for the fourth time today.". Information is a dangerous weapon in the hands of the stupid.

I can't see the relevance of these stats to be honest,  the advice is the same regardless,  stay indoors!

But, You will get those that do and those that won't.

G'Day all, figures dont mean much here when you can fit England into West Australia 20.55 times LOL
Stay happy
cheers from downunder.

Quote from: honestjudge on March 29, 2020, 11:33:56 AM
I can't see the relevance of these stats to be honest,  the advice is the same regardless,  stay indoors!

But, You will get those that do and those that won't.

EXACTLY!!!!!
Were being teed up to be told "3weeks isnt enough"

We have EVERY event cancelled until Jume 30 HOWEVER rumour has it that the academic year has already been written off and university students told to not consider returning until oct.

Certainly interesting and costly time coming!!!

I think the info provided needs to be taken with a health warning anyway (sorry!). This is only recorded cases and the true number is reckoned to be many (10 x?) times greater, so even if an area based on these stats looks comparatively low it may not be, there is simply no way of knowing.

Also, many people with the virus remain asymptomatic and are unlikely to feature (I read somewhere 40%) they show no symptoms (but can still pass it on) and unless tested may never even know they had it.

Whatever the stats in your area show it is really only a single piece of information, the universal advice must be followed - apart from essentials stay at home. That the Govt is doing this in spite of the economic consequences tells you how serious it is.

Roy

This is also an excellent source and has both national and international statistics. It is on ft.com but this is one of the pages they provide free of charge and readily available to all:
https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f8-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441

This is website provides accurate stats as well:

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

This is my go to repository for the data at the moment, quite nicely presented.

Edit: beaten by Mr Sprue by 15 seconds!