Blog Day 567 - Friday 22 October 2021 - Day 01 of Covid Lockdown V6.0 Lite

I am referring to the current covid lockdown status as "V6.0 Lite".  Although many restrictions have been lifted, many that affect day to day life still remain so hence the title Lockdown V6.0 Lite.

As you would be aware many of the lockdown restrictions were lifted at 11.59pm last night and life is starting to get back to normal.

I went for a walk this morning there was certainly a lot more vehicle traffic around and more people in the streets.  I was a bit surprised that the cafes weren't as busy as I thought they would be and the ladies hairdressers didn't appear to be particularly busy.

That wasn't the case for my barber, he had 10 scruffy looking blokes lined up outside, two waiting inside and 3 chairs going flat out.  Looks like it will be a while before I get done.

The pub across the road doesn't appear to be reopening today but that doesn't surprise me as they were slow reopening on previous occasions when the lockdown has been lifted.  I wasn't surprised that they haven't reopened given the size of the place and the staff needed to service a limited number of patrons, probably not economical at this time.

Remember this isn't a full reopening, patron limits apply in hospitality, retail isn't open at all for face to face dealings, place like gyms aren't able to reopen at all, travel restrictions are still in place and we are still wearing masks.

And yet amidst all the fireworks, backslapping and excitement a further 2,189 Victorians were reported as infected by the virus in the last 24 hours and 16 Victorians died of virus related issues in the same period.

Victoria currently has 784 people in hospital due to the virus, 145 are in ICU and 94 are on ventilators.  

The daily death figures are continuing to increase gradually, likewise the numbers in hospital and in ICU.  At 2,189 new infections that is a slight decrease on the previous day's figure of 2,235 but well above the figures for the previous few days.

The next couple of weeks will be very interesting to see what happens with all of the figures now that people are mingling freely and the rules have been relaxed.  But as a counter to this the 1st and 2nd vaccination percentages continue to rise in encouraging numbers.  As an aside I was talking to a friend of mine yesterday who has received his 3rd shot, a booster shot.  Although previously fully vaccinated with the AZ vaccines he received the Pfizer the other day.  He was visiting his doctor for other reasons and the doc told him that they had some spare vaccines and did he want a booster, which he gladly did.

I have waited a while for the up to date vaccination %s for Victoria but they are not out yet.  So, currently the national vaccination rate for 2nd vaccines is 71.7% and 1st vaccination is 86.1%.  No figures for Vic as yet.

        Corona Virus Daily Stats – 22 October 2021 – Day 01 of Covid Lockdown V6.0 Lite

Date	Aus Infected	Aus Increase	Aus 1st Dose Vacc	Vic Infected	Vic Increase	NSW Increase	*Aus Active Infection	NSW Active Infection	Vic Active Infection	Aus 2nd Dose Vacc
01/10	107,181	2,064	77.8%	38,476	1,143	866	21,114	9,862	10,944	54.2%
02/10		2,360		39,749	1,488
03/10	111,388	1,928	79%	41,128	1,220	668	21,378	9,215	11,785	56%
04/10					1,377	623
05/10	115,800	2,406	79.9%	44,251	1,763	608	23,376	8,571	14,368	57.4%
06/10					1,413	594
07/10	120,079	2,272	80.5%	47,302	1,638	587	23,435	7,868	15,074	58.4%
08/10					1,823	648
09/10	125,080	2,574	81.9%	51,012	1,965	581	24,984	7,296	17,199	61.2%
10/10					1,890	479
11/10	129,567	2,144	82.2%	54,470	1,612	498	26,276	6,747	19,012	61.9%
12/10					1,466	360
13/10	133,444	2,069	82.8%	57,470	1,572	446	26,479	6,055	19,861	63.4%
14/10					2,297	407
15/10	138,720	2,615	83.6%	61,869	2,179	400	27,123	5,253	21,324	65.4%
16/10					1,993
17/10	143,135	2,172	84.4%	65,605	1,838	301	29,087	5,131	23,376	67.2%
18/10					1,903
19/10	147,301	2,046	84.8%	69,206	1,749	273	27,121	4,168	22,476	69.3&
20/10					1,842	283
21/10	152,024	2,642	85.8%	73,233	2,235	374	28,577	5,220	22,889	70.8%
22/10	154,489	2,552	86.1%	75,340	2,189	345	28,714	5,050	23,230	71.7%
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Corona Virus Daily Stats Hospitalisation Etc – 22 Oct 2021 – Day 01 of Covid Lockdown V6.0 Lite
Date	Aus New Infection	Aus Hospital	Aus ICU	Aus Ventilate	Vic New Infection	Vic Hospital	Vic ICU	Vic Ventilate	AUS Daily Deaths	Vic Daily Deaths
01/10	2,066	1,483	300	166	1,143	395	87	59	20	3
02/10	2,360	1,468	302	156	1,488	429	97	54	12	2
03/10	1,928	1,494	298	153	1,220	476	98	57	13	3
04/10
05/10	2,406	1,535	298	161	1,763	517	101	66	11	4
06/10
07/10	2,272	1,517	305	165	1,638	564	115	74	10	2
08/10					1,823	620	114	76	16	5
09/10	2,574	1,437	288	163	1,965	578	117	83	16	5
10/10									11	5
11/10	2,144	1,490	295	170	1,612	677	133	94	16	8
12/10										8
13/10	2,069	1,463	306	173	1,572	705	146	92	17	13
14/10					2,297	706	147	100
15/10	2,615	1,413	311	183	2,179	695	157	101	11	6
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17/10	2,172	1,440	299	170	1,838	777	151	94	16	6
18/10						851	155	103	12	7
19/10	2,046	1,420	288	174	1,749	784	149	100	15	11
20/10
21/10	2,642	1,343	276	165	2,335	779	141	96	13	12
22/10	2,552	1,307	281	166	2,189	784	145	94	21	16
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