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Swabs: Seven day average
Thursday, 17th August
Positive tests: 112.57(18.43%)
Negative tests: 498.14(81.57%)
Total tests: 610.71
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Swabs: By day
Thu, 17th Aug
Positive: 125(21.66%)
Negative: 452(78.34%)
Total: 577

Thu, 10th Aug
Results(%)(Difference | % Diff)
Positive: 131(18.25%)(-6 | -4.58%)
Negative: 587(81.75%)(-135 | -23.00%)
Total: 718(-141 | -19.64%)
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Highest daily positivity percentage since Monday, 2nd January 2023(22.69%)
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@COVID19IECharts yikes

@oftencalledcathy cases have been rising steadily for a few weeks now, and that's *before* schools go back at the end of the month

@COVID19IECharts @oftencalledcathy how do overall numbers of tests compare? Are we seeing hundreds now, compared to thousands before, and could that have an impact on positivity rates?

@faduda @oftencalledcathy overall, much less tests are taking place. I think people that are getting tested are showing symptoms, so are more likely to be positive.

@COVID19IECharts @oftencalledcathy I'm wondering if the numbers we should focus on are hospital admissions etc, and how they compare to previous post-vax waves (numbers from 2020 - and maybe 2022- are no longer a good base for comparison)