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Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant Hapus i bawb! 🥳🥳🥳

#dysgycymraeg #cymru

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What better for Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant than record low Covid case figures, with deaths falling too? The steep downward trend that started so suddenly just a few days ago is hereby pretty much confirmed as genuine. Sir Benfro records zero cases.

193 new cases is the lowest since 18th September.
7-day average: 259 - DOWN 19
The average is centred on 4 days ago (obviously), so when figures are falling (or rising) fast it is a less accurate reflection of the current position than usual.
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Positivity is 4.6%; the second lowest seen post-peak.

R (estimate 1 - publication date data): 0.75 - DOWN 0.06
R (estimate 2 - sample date data): 0.85 - DOWN 0.03

Yesterday I was overly cautious in giving a range for estimate 2 (0.88-0.94).
Whilst estimate 1 is strictly from a formula, estimate 2 involves a judgment on my part where to draw the cut-off point, as the most recent dates have incomplete data. Today I've not been so cautious, as it's clear this new trend is now real.
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There were just 3 deaths recorded today. Mondays are always low though (reflecting weekend reporting). This is a record post-peak low though. But the average is not quite as low as we got to a few days ago,
7-day average: 13.86 - DOWN 0.86
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#Ceredigion is the disappointment, for me, in today's figures. It's not bad, but with another 3 cases, it just shows how difficult it is to stamp out those last few. Of course, it is possible that this is due to increased testing - Hywel Dda broadened their range of symptoms for recommending a test. However, today's best news county - Pembrokeshire (zero cases) is in the same health board area.
See https://portalcovidcymru.co.uk/map.html for locations within county.
[Data screenshot credit PHW web site]
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"Gwnewch y pethau bychain."

Today is Dydd Gŵyl Dewi, St. David's Day, a day of celebration and culture in #Wales. St. David is know for the saying the above, which translates as "do the little things."

David's philosophy means to take care in the small things that impact you and the people around you. None of us are perfect, but we can all be mindful.

Happy St. David's Day, and ponder the little things.

Today's #Covid19Cymru headlines:
The dramatic increase in the rate of fall of cases seen the last 2 days seems to be maintained, so it really looks like there's been a turnaround.
The deaths trend creeps up slightly.

247 cases is low for a Sunday. The next lowest of recent times was last Sunday, at 336. Given that this dramatic fall has been observed for 3 consecutive days, I think we can now assume it's real (unless something's badly wrong at PHW).
7-day average: 277 - DOWN 12

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Normally, I would be trusting the 0.94 figure, which comes from the same spreadsheet row as yesterday's 0.94 estimate. However, that would ignore the equivalent row for today's data only on the grounds that it looks too low to me. Given the drop we're seeing in publication date data, it's likely that 0.88 is closer. The 0.88 figure is calculated on sample date data from the 11 days to 23rd.

Positivity is 5.1%, which although up on yesterday's 4.1% is still the 2nd lowest of recent times.

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#Ceredigion reports 4 new cases, which these days is a high figure for the county. These are:
1: Aberystwyth N
1: Aberystwyth S
1: Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron
1: Lampeter & Llanfihangel Ystrad

https://portalcovidcymru.co.uk/map.html

7-day average: 2.43 - UP 0.43

Topping the table today are:
2: Blaenau Gwent
2: Penfro
3: Mynwy

As well as the above, a number of others beat Ceredigion per capita today: Abertawe, Caerdydd, Dinbych, Caerfyrddin, Rhondda, Pen-Y-Bont, Bro Morgannwg.

[Screenshot: PHW web site]

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Hi everyone -- I'm new to scholar.social and Mastodon. I'm a college student studying social theory and philosophy, with an eye towards data ethics. I'm based in the US and join this instance in hopes of finding a space online that makes me feel comfortable sharing personal opinions. I also hope to get to know more people, if possible.

I'll probably be posting quotes and thoughts from school readings. Currently reading Freud (@_@) and ethics of nudging.

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#introductions

Today's #Covid19Cymru headlines:
Today's figures are again looking better, with cases being unusually low for a Friday. Patterns in the data have been very irregular of late, so it's more important than ever to look at longer term trends.

There were 308 cases reported today. Last time Friday had an unusually low figure (5th Feb), Saturday followed with an unusually high one, so I wouldn't be surprised to see 500+ tomorrow.
7-day average: 313 - DOWN 32
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