Our usual Saturday update of England hospital admissions and deaths, starting with admissions. The moving average has increased 31% in a week, down from 42% a week ago, representing an easing of the growth rate. Doubling time is now around 18 days. 1/4 
Sadly we've seen deaths exceed 100 per day this week, and the current doubling time of 10 days is broadly consistent with that for admissions about two weeks ago. We can expect these figures to rise further before hopefully the rate of growth starts to ease. 2/4
Our estimate of R continues to edge down in line with the fall in admissions growth. However, it is still around 1.3 which suggests numbers will continue to grow. This won't reflect the most recent restrictions, as there is a lag of around 2 weeks from infection to admission. 3/4
The regional picture shows that growth in the NW has stalled, with the 7DMA now flat for 4 days. This will be the main driver of the fall in growth nationally. NE and Midlands are now the main contributors to overall growth, with both high growth rates and high numbers too. 4/4
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