Covid is on the rise with cases and hospitalisations surging to their highest levels since August according to the latest data
Hospital admissions over the last week in England for patients with COVID-19 have jumped to 48 per cent, as experts warn that the first winter wave is starting to heavily impact the health service, the Mirror reports. Bed occupancy in hospitals for patients with Covid is up 37 per cent compared with the previous seven days.
Other symptoms including a fever and loss of smell with Covid are now much rarer, with less than one in six people being affected. Professor Tim Spector, the Scientific Co-Founder of ZOE, commented on the latest COVID data, saying: “It’s clear from ZOE Health Study data that we’re now seeing an autumn wave of COVID-19, combined with increases in hospital admissions.
However, he added to say that youngest age groups are showing signs of case numbers slowing. Professor Spector said: "Children tend to be a leader of infection trends, so if this continues next week it is possible that the COVID wave might not be as bad as previously predicted."