Blog Day 215 - Wednesday 28 October 2020

Nice spring day today and people and traffic are certainly out and about, even the learner drivers are back on the road.  Nice to see the shops and cafes open.  One of the cafes near me who weren't too particular about the rules during the last break from lockdown are at it again, people hanging around outside in groups, not wearing masks and sitting in groups at the outdoor tables.  One young lady smoking outside the cafe wasn't  wearing a mask at all not even in the traditional position under the chin and staring defiantly at anybody walking past as if challenging somebody to say something to her.

I happened to be walking past the barber shop in a lull in the business and got a hair cut and a corona compliant beard trim, no more santa clause jokes  and my hat fits me again..

Today I finished my 2nd box of face masks so that is 100 down and how many more to go?  The premier is telling us that we will be wearing masks until at least after christmas.  If that is the case that is going to be a pain in the backside, and that isn't even where you wear your mask.

We have just been advised that the MCG has been confirmed as the venue for the boxing day test so that is good news.  Didn't want to lose that to some other state, did we?

Victoria reported two new cases in the last 24 hours who are both close contacts of people already in quarantine.  Nationally 12 new cases were reported with the majority in NSW and Qld being returned overseas travellers in quarantine.  Victoria has reported 2 new deaths bringing the state total to 819 and the national total to 907.  The premier told is this morning that these deaths "were from some weeks ago", I am not sure how that happens.  Victoria is down to 3 people in hospital due to the virus out of a national figure of 13 and we don't have any in ICU.  Nationally there is one person in ICU.

Regional Victoria is currently reporting no active virus cases.

Rolling 14 day average;

27/10: Metropolitan 2.8, Regional .2, Total 3.0

28/10: Metropolitan 2.7, Regional 0, Total 2.7

Lets keep up the good work.

Worldwide figures are still scary, 458,000 new infections and 6,800 new deaths in the last 24 hours.  If this follows the usual pattern these figures will continue to climb until Friday or Saturday then decline for a few days and then start to increase again.  A more detailed look at the international figures tomorrow.

Corona Virus Daily Stats – Stage 4 Lockdown – 3rd Step Restrictions – Day 10

Date	Aus Infected	Aus Increase	Vic Infected	Vic Increase	Aus Death	Vic Death	Aus Hospl	Vic Hospital	Aus ICU	Vic ICU
18/10	27,385	7	20,319	2	904	816	18	12	0	0
19/10	27,399	8	20,323	4	905	817	16	12	1	0
20/10	27,405	6	20,320	1	905	817	16	11	1	0
21/10	27,443	14	20,324	3	905	817	17	11	1	0
22/10	27,458	13	20,329	5	905	817	16	9	1	0
23/10	27,476	10	20,330	1	905	817	19	8	0	0
24/10	27,495	12	20,336	7	905	817	19	8	0	0
25/10	27,513	14	20,343	7	905	817	17	7	0	0
26/10	27,525	6	20,342	0	905	817	17	7	0	0
27/10	27,539	12	20,341	0	905	817	15	5	1	0
28/10	27,552	12	20,342	2	907	819	13	3	1	0

Date	World Infection	Daily Increase	World Deaths	Daily Increase
18/10	39,937,065	364,022	1,114,183	5,113
19/10	40,268,496	331,431	1,118,294	4,111
20/10	40,648,527	380,031	1,122,992	4,698
21/10	41,040,619	392,092	1,129,591	6,599
22/10	41,462,047	421,428	1,135,697	6,106
23/10	41,992,762	530,715	1,142,744	7,047
24/10	42,461,108	468,346	1,148,689	5,945
25/10	42,923,942	462,834	1,154,736	6,047
26/10	43,323,390	399,448	1,158,807	4,071
27/10	43,777,130	453,740	1,164,515	5,708
28/10	44,234,881	457,751	1,171,272	6,757

And now the stage 4 lockdown 3rd step restrictions remembers;

Remember: we still can't walk into a bar and get a beer; no matter how hard we try sometimes the figures just don't add up; if you are subpoenaed to produce documents to produce all of them!; to gamble responsibly; don't take your eyes off the ball; keep your visitor log book; don't hang around smoking outside a cafe.