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Hospital patients with flu quadrupled ahead of New Year

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MariaPCC 6 January 2025

Data covering the Christmas and New Year period shows flu cases have continued to skyrocket, with over 5,000 patients hospitalised with the virus.  Week ending 29 December there were an average of 4,469 patients with flu in hospital each day – almost 3.5 times higher than the same week last year – including 211 a day in critical care. There were 4,102 patients in hospital with flu on Christmas Day, rising sharply to 5,074 by 29 December. The new figures mean flu cases in hospital have quadrupled in a month (1,190 on 29 Nov).

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