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Covid hospitalisations have now peaked in EVERY region

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Covid hospitalisations have now peaked in every region of England, official figures suggest amid calls for No10 to bring back economically-crippling curbs to control the outbreak.

Experts have already urged ministers to reintroduce mask mandates and working from home rules in response to estimates that up to one in 20 people were infected last week. Others have raised the prospect of limits on social gatherings, similar to harsh policies adopted during the darkest spell of the pandemic. 

But NHS England

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UK’s daily Covid cases plunge by another 22% while hospitalisations and deaths fall by a tenth

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Britain’s daily Covid cases plummeted 22 per cent today while hospitalisations and deaths fell by a tenth as the Omicron wave continues to subside. 

Government data shows another 51,899 people across the home nations tested positive, a drop of more than a fifth in a week. Infections have now dropped to levels seen at the start of December, before the ultra-infectious Omicron variant took off.

The number of Covid-infected people admitted to hospital is down 13.1 per cent in a

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Daily Covid cases hit new record of 119,789 as hospitalisations rise

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What were the key findings of the UKHSA report on Omicron? 

  • Omicron is between 50 and 70 per cent less likely to cause hospital admission than Delta
  • The new strain is also between 31 and 45 per cent less likely to result in A&E attendance
  • Immunity to symptomatic disease from boosters drops off between 15 and 20 per cent more 10 days after a jab
  • But experts predict immunity to severe disease and hospitalisation will last longer from boosters
  • Omicron
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England’s Covid hospitalisations hit highest level since FEBRUARY

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England’s New Year’s Eve celebrations were today given the green light after weeks of being hung in the balance as Boris Johnson held his nerve in the face of grim Omicron warnings from his own advisers and avoided bringing in tough new restrictions. 

The Prime Minister wants to rely on guidance urging people to limit socialising, rather than impose legally binding curbs like Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland woke up to today.

Mr Johnson held crunch talks with his chief

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Good news at last! Omicron hospitalisations in South Africa are a THIRD of Delta level

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Omicron is causing milder disease than Delta in patients in the epicentre of the new Covid variant, the first major real-world study in South Africa confirmed today.

Officials who analysed 78,000 Omicron cases in the past month estimated the risk of hospitalisation was a fifth lower than with Delta and 29 per cent lower than the original virus.  

As a crude rate, Omicron is currently leading to a third fewer hospital admissions than Delta did during its entire wave

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England would only suffer 35,000 Covid hospitalisations if EVERYONE caught virus now, study suggests

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England would only suffer 35,000 Covid hospitalisations if the entire population got infected right now compared to a quarter of a million in Germany, a study backed by Government scientists has found. 

The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) analysis suggests the NHS is unlikely to be overwhelmed by the virus even in the event of a major surge.

Researchers looked at vaccination rates and cumulative infection numbers in 19 countries in Europe to estimate levels of immunity

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UK daily Covid hospitalisations hit 1,000 for first time in six weeks

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Britain’s daily Covid hospitalisations today breached 1,000 for the first time in six weeks but SAGE scientists insisted it was ‘highly unlikely’ that the NHS would be overwhelmed by the virus this winter even without restrictions in advice that justifies No10’s bold decision to reject immediately resorting to ‘Plan B’. 

Department of Health bosses also posted another 49,298 infections as cases jumped a tenth in a week, and deaths rose by a quarter to 180. 

But Boris Johnson echoed the

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UK’s Covid cases rise by 8% in a week to 44,932 and hospitalisations tick upwards

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Britain’s daily Covid cases rose again today and England’s outbreak is now the biggest it’s been since January, according to official figures that add to fears of a difficult winter ahead.

Department of Health bosses posted 44,932 infections, a spike of eight per cent on last Friday. It was the tenth day in a row cases increased week-on-week.

Meanwhile, the number of people being admitted to hospital with the virus also rose, with 827 Covid patients seen on Monday, the

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