Hospital admissions with COVID continue to increase rapidly across England. Up by 27% in the last week.
See below for a breakdown by region, age and primary diagnosis. Also bed occupancy and hospital deaths. 1/5
Admissions are up sharply in all English regions. The most rapid increase is NE and Yorks, up 52% week-on-week! Other regions are up by 21-26%. 2/5
Admissions with COVID are increasing at a similar rate in all age groups, with increases of 25-30% week-on-week. 3/5
Bed occupied by COVID patients are also increasing again, up 21% week-on-week. Mechanical Ventilation bed occupancy is stable though.
We’ll have an updated breakdown tomorrow between patients where COVID is the primary diagnosis and those where it isn’t.
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Lastly, COVID deaths in English hospitals are no longer falling. After adjusting for estimated reporting delays, hospital deaths appear to have increased by 3% week-on-week. 5/5
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