‘Shocking’ Covid hospital patients in England up 22% in a week as UK ‘well off the pace’

Hospital admissions of people with Covid have also gone up. There were 5,250 in the seven days to 14 December, a 28 percent increase rise from the 4,113 the week before on December 7. 

Dr Stephen Griffin, from the School of Medicine at the University of Leeds, told Express.co.uk this rise has not come out of nowhere, noting that more mixing due to various events and the time of year has made rising cases far more likely. 

He told Express.co.uk: “The rise in SARS-CoV2 cases we are seeing has been predictable for some time. It is happening for two main reasons – first, with the weather becoming more wintry, we are spending much more time indoors, plus the festive season and the world cup has likely led to more mixing and close contact.

“Sadly, little has been done to improve air quality in the majority of public spaces, public transport, or hospitality venues. We are also less aware of prevalence because testing rates have plummeted since the withdrawal of free lateral flow tests.

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