BBCNEWS BBC News December 22, 2021 12:06:00
(sot next) the covid data, the number of people in hospital with covid around 8000, compared to 40,000 in january �*21 peak. considerably lower numbers but they are rising. in london for example the number of patients with covid in hospital rose by 5% yesterday. a slower rate of rise than we had seen earlier on in the week. nevertheless the number is growing. that is obviously a matter of concern. we just need to be really careful about effectively saying that the number of covid patients in hospitals or icus is somehow a good proxy measure for overall pressure on the nhs. when you talk to o...