The week ending July 11 saw admissions increase by 61 percent, and the overall rate now sits at 4.43 per 100,000 people.
The rate translates to roughly 2,000 people ensuring a hospital stay.
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Professor Chris Whitty, England’s Chief Medical Officer, said this could double or quadruple in the days and weeks to come.
He said the country is “not by any means out of the woods yet” despite the impending “Freedom Day”, and hospitalisations could reach 10,000 and above.
Source: Daily Express
