Covid-19 hospital admissions in northern England pass first-wave peak

There are now more Covid-19 hospital patients in both regions of northern England than at the peak of the first wave of the virus, latest figures show.
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In north-west England, 2,948 hospital patients with confirmed Covid-19 were reported on November 9.

This is 58 higher than the first-wave peak of 2,890 on April 13.

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In north-east England and Yorkshire, 2,999 patients were reported on November 9 – 432 above the first-wave peak of 2,567 on April 9.

There are now more Covid-19 hospital patients in both regions of northern England than at the peak of the first wave of the virusThere are now more Covid-19 hospital patients in both regions of northern England than at the peak of the first wave of the virus
There are now more Covid-19 hospital patients in both regions of northern England than at the peak of the first wave of the virus

Together, both regions currently account for 52% of Covid-19 hospital patients in England.

They are the only regions so far to have passed their first-wave peak, though other areas appear to be heading in the same direction.

In south-west England, the number of hospital patients has jumped sharply in the last two weeks, more than doubling from 300 on October 26 to 667 on November 9.

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If this trend continues, south-west England could pass its first-wave peak of 840 within a week or so.

In the Midlands, the number of patients is also rising rapidly and has roughly doubled in the past two weeks – from 1,203 on October 26 to 2,388 on November 9.

The first-wave peak in the Midlands was 3,101.

In other regions of England the numbers are rising at a slower pace.

In London, 1,078 patients were reported on November 9. This is still far below the first-wave peak of 4,813.

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In south-east England, 849 patients were reported on November 9. The first-wave peak in this region was 2,073.

In eastern England, 591 hospital patients were reported on November 9 – some way below the first-wave peak of 1,484.

All figures are taken from the Government’s coronavirus dashboard.

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