A “tidal wave” of flu infections has led to a 70% increase in hospital cases in England in just seven days, the NHS has said.
An average of 1,861 patients with flu were in hospital every day last week – up from 1,099 in the previous week and 3.5 times higher than the same time last year.
Norovirus (the winter vomiting bug) and RSV (a common cause of a type of chest infection in babies) are also on the rise.
Cases of norovirus were up 10% on the previous week and 64% on last year, while 152 children were in hospital with RSV each day – up from 107 this time last year.
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