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This government chart has been bugging me because it was unclear whether it shows daily increases in admissions to hospitals of those with #Covid19 or the total number of those in hospital with #Covid19. Dept of Health has now confirmed to me it is total number in hospitals...
who have tested positive for #Covid19. In which case the fall over three days in London feels highly significant and may indicate that social distancing is having an important impact. However the 47% rise in hospitalised numbers in Midlands in just one day and 35% in Yorks and...
north east seems that much more serious and worrying.
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