Britain recorded nearly 4,000 new cases of Covid-19 for the first time since early May and the number of others admitted to the hospital has increased again, adding to developing fears that the epidemic will become uncontrollable again.
Official knowledge shows that infections have increased by up to 40% in a week. The average infection in seven days is lately 3,286, a big leap since 2,358 last Wednesday. Until now, the UK had not recorded more than 4,000 new cases per day since 8 May, after the crisis was extinguished and fell to record levels in July.
The epidemic began to expand slowly after the lifting of “super Saturday” restrictions in early July, allowing the country, however, to enjoy part of its summer after being blocked since March. Infections erupt in the fortnight after teachers and academics returned to school and staff ran to their offices.
Health chiefs also today announced 20 more laboratory-confirmed Covid-19 deaths in all settings. Wales is the only country of origin that does not report new victims.
Separate figures show that hospital admissions in England, some other way of measuring the severity of the pandemic, are starting to rise again. Another 172 recently inflamed patients required NHS treatment on Monday, with the number exceeding 100 for about a week. By comparison, the average number of entries dropped to just 45 at the end of August.
This occurs when government figures show that Covid-19 cases are increasing among other middle-aged people in England and have more than 90% in a fortnight as the epidemic continues to grow, according to official figures. – who are not as vulnerable to the disease – continue to cause the epidemic, according to Public Health England.
Government officials say a momentary wave of Covid-19s in Britain would not be as serious as the first, that it killed between 40 and 55,000 more people, because we are better at involving the virus through local closures and social est breaches, and that medical breakdowns have helped reduce the mortality rate.
Hospital admissions, another way of measuring the severity of the pandemic, have doubled in England in the last 10 days. More than 150 patients with recent inflammation required NHS treatment on Sunday, compared to a 52-year moving average for seven days on the last day. August day.
How hospital admissions have been superseded over time: Knowledge shows how they peaked at more than 3,000 admissions in line with the day in early April. The last 4 weeks of knowledge are circled in red
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Of the 11 English hospitals, five had no Array.
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