46% Rise in hospital beds taken up with Covid the main diagnosis
64% Increase in numbers of positive tests in the South East
58% How much cases have risen in the Midlands in a week
COVID cases have rocketed by more than a quarter in England in a week, double the rate predicted.
Amid fears of a devastating winter surge, infections were up 26% in the latest week for which data is available.
And hospital beds occupied where coronavirus is the primary diagnosis were up 46%, a report by the Covid-19 Actuaries Response Group shows.
Numbers of people testing positive in hospitals are highest in the South East – up 64%– and the Midlands – a rise of 58% – over the same period.
Genetic analysis shows two Omicron subvariants – BA.2.75.2 and BQ1.1 – are showing signs of being able to escape the immune system.
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