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Old 03-01-2021, 03:48   #2416
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Re: Coronavirus

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Originally Posted by Carth View Post
Population of London is around 9 million.
If infections are running at 500 per 100,000, my rough calculation gives 45,000 infected people in London.
Apparently only 10 to 15 percent of those infected will need to be hospitalised . . meaning 4,500 people need a hospital bed for Covid alone, never mind all the other illnesses and injuries that also require hospital treatment.

My math could be wrong . . I still have a couple of bottles to finish off
Yes, whilst the figure is important in terms of the NHS, the point I was making was that people should not be scared witless about this pandemic!
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