A Norfolk hospital has seen the most deaths among patients with Covid since the start of the pandemic.
The James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston.
Lockdown rules include only leaving home for a small number of essential reasons.
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The latest figures show parts of Norfolk have a higher coronvairus infection rate than some areas of the capital, with hospital beds filling up fast and staff stretched to breaking point.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan declared a state of emergency in the capital on Friday, amid warnings that 1 in 30 people are carrying the virus with hospitals about to be overwhelmed.
The pressures that led to the decision were rates of infection and hospital capacity, so we looked at the data for Norfolk to compare.
The deaths of 20 more patients who had been in the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital with Covid-19 have been reported.
Hospital bosses confirmed on.
The deaths of 20 more patients who had been in the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital with Covid-19 have been reported.
Hospital bosses confirmed on.
Norfolk's Covid-19 infection rate has seen a daily decrease for just the second time in a month - but still remains in excess of 500 cases per 100,000.