StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: 'Kent' variant

Comparing the number of hospital admissions in the early stage of the Second Wave (Kent variant - Autumn 2020) with the present situation as the Third Wave ['Indian' variant] begins. There is a much slower increase in admissions in the current phase. which will be explained largely by the vaccination rollout. Not my Image : Fair Use & public information

Taken from the UK gov't Covid-19 dashboard. This is the pandemic, as seen in the County of Northumberland. Visible are - 1) First Wave : with the elderly suffering most cases [note, very limited testing so many mild cases would have been missed] 2) the very few cases during the summer of 2020 3) Second Wave : started in young adultd / secondary school age groupd, then spread generally to give infections in all age groups. Note the dip from the weak November lockdown and the rebound in cases, especially in the elderly after the winter holiday season social mixing. 'Kent' variant probably dominant in the second period of the Second Wave. 4) the almost complete lack of recent cases after vaccinating the more elderly population sector. 5) cluster of primary school cases in late March 2021 6) steady stream of low case numbers from late March 2021 7) Sudden burst of cases (again intially concentrated in 15 to 24 yr olds) as the Third Wave takes off, with infections from the 'Indian' variant. 8) Vaccinations should now be protecting most of the over 55s Interpretation is mine. Not my Image ; Fair Use & public information

Cases creeping up due to the 'Indian' variant spreading, which has just about taken over from the Kent variant as dominant in the UK Not my Image ; Fair Use & public information