Covid-19: Hospital admissions rise in England as some trusts reinstate mask requirements

The number of people admitted to hospital with covid-19 in England rose by almost a third last week, official data1 show.Between 27 September 2022 and 3 October 2022, 7904 people were admitted to hospital with covid-19, an increase of 33% compared with 5930 in the previous seven days. There were 9631 patients in hospital with covid on 5 October, a rise of 37% compared with 7024 on 28 September.Responding to the latest figures, NHS Providers’ interim chief executive, Saffron Cordery, said, “The steady uptick in covid-19 infections is causing concern among trust leaders, with new admissions soaring by a third over the past week.“It is also worrying that there are now nearly 10 000 people in hospital with covid—also nearly up by a third from last week—with the number of patients on ventilators also rising.“With increased NHS staff absences because of covid-19 and the health and care system bracing itself…
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