Volunteers have re-painted faded hearts on the National Covid Memorial Wall - as cases reach their highest level since mid-August. Latest data shows 9,361 people were hospitalised with the virus on Wednesday, which is up 7,024 from the previous week.
Volunteers have re-painted faded hearts on the National Covid Memorial Wall as cases reach their highest level since mid-August.
It comes as infection rates begin to rise once again, with cases jumping by 25%, including a ‘marked’ increase in infection rates among the over-70s, according to the Office for National Statistics. Across the UK 1.3 million are likely to have tested positive for coronavirus since the end of September.In England, 1.1 million people have tested positive with infection rates being the highest amongst the elderly as one in 40 have likely caught the virus.
Dr Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser at the UK Health Security Agency, said the latest increases are ‘concerning’ and cases and hospitalisation rates are at their ‘highest level in months’.
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