Latest data on COVID-19 admissions and deaths in English hospitals.
The 7-Day Moving Average for hospital admissions is rising rapidly again nationally. Doubling time is around a month.
As ever, the regional picture (below) is key to understanding the national picture. 1/4
Based on recent hospital admissions we estimate that R was above 1.1 for England as a whole during late November.
As ever, we would emphasise that this is a composite of different regions with different trends in infections. 2/4
The average number of COVID-19 deaths in English hospitals also now appears to be rising again.
We adjust the data to allow for reporting delays (based on the recent pattern) which allows us to identify the change in trend earlier than other techniques. 3/4
Regionally, admissions are flat in NE/Yorks only, increasing elsewhere.
In London, SE and East admissions are increasing very rapidly, up 30-40% week-on-week.
In the Midlands, NW and SW the increase is slower at between 5% and 15%. 4/4
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Latest data on COVID-19 admissions and deaths in English hospitals.
With admissions above trend, the 7-Day Moving Average for hospital admissions is rising again nationally.
As ever, the regional picture (below) is key to understanding the national picture. 1/4
Based on recent hospital admissions we estimate that R went back above 1.0 for England as a whole, during the second half of November.
We again emphasise that this is a composite of different regions with different trends in infections. 2/4
The average number of COVID-19 deaths in English hospitals is still falling, having peaked at around 300 deaths a day.
We expect this will continue follow admissions, which means further falls in the short term, but increased admissions may be replicated in the deaths too. 3/4
Latest data on COVID-19 admissions and deaths in English hospitals.
After a week with admissions above trend, the 7-Day Moving Average for hospital admissions is rising again nationally.
As ever, the regional picture (below) is key to understanding the national picture. 1/4
Based on recent hospital admissions we estimate that R went back above 1.0 for England as a whole, during the second half of November.
We are keen to emphasise that this is a composite of different regions with different patterns of infections. 2/4
The average number of COVID-19 deaths in English hospitals continues to fall, having peaked at around 300 deaths a day.
We expect this will continue follow admissions, which means further falls in the short term, but increased admissions may be replicated in the deaths too. 3/4
Latest data on COVID-19 admissions and deaths in English hospitals.
At national level, the 7-Day Moving Average for hospital admissions has now been falling for more than a week.
The regional picture is key to understanding the national dynamics - see detail below. 1/4
Our R estimate is based on hospital admissions and has fallen to around 0.9 for England as a whole.
Again, we emphasise that this is a composite of different regions with different patterns of infections. 2/4
The average number of COVID-19 deaths in English hospitals has risen to around 300 deaths per day, after a couple of days with higher numbers reported.
We hope and expect that this will plateau in the coming days, and then follow the admissions downward. 3/4
The Sat update on England admissions and deaths, starting with a continued upswing in admissions. The 7 day MA is up 18% on the week, a week ago it was just 9%. This appears to be a national trend, and is broadly consistent with the infection trend recently reported by REACT. 1/4
Consequently our estimate of R continues to rise, and is now approaching 1.2, after falling close to 1.0 a week ago. Was the dip last week due to half term, or maybe the recent increase is a result of last minute activity in anticipation of the second lockdown? 2/4
The regional picture for admissions confirms an upswing everywhere in the last few days, even the NW which had been falling at around 10% per week. The four southerly regions all saw their highest 2nd wave day yet reported today, so this isn't just an issue for the north. 3/4