In case you wonder why everyone's so alarmed, daily case numbers in London, the South East and the East of England are rising VERY rapidly.
Much faster than the second wave in the North and Midlands in the autumn.
And the rest of the country seems to be edging up again now too.
Much faster than the second wave in the North and Midlands in the autumn.
And the rest of the country seems to be edging up again now too.
Hospital admissions in those areas are now rising rapidly as well, with the East of England actually seeing the most new admissions when you adjust for population.
Both the East of England and South East have now passed the number of covid patients they had in hospitals at the peak of the first wave.
London is half way to its first wave peak and rising rapidly.
And the first wave was in the spring, when hospitals are generally quieter.
London is half way to its first wave peak and rising rapidly.
And the first wave was in the spring, when hospitals are generally quieter.
Rising deaths in the South of England have been masked by falling deaths in the North and Midlands, which is why the national figures have been fairly flat.
But with patient numbers rising rapidly now, sadly you'd expect that to feed through to more deaths in the coming days.
But with patient numbers rising rapidly now, sadly you'd expect that to feed through to more deaths in the coming days.
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