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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Nicola Davis Science correspondent

Covid hospitalisations rise by nearly 20% in a week in England

Staff nurses working at St George's hospital in Tooting, southwest London
Admissions rose in the southwest by 39% to 509 in the last seven days, and by 30% in the north-east and Yorkshire region. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

Coronavirus cases and hospitalisations are rising once again in England after declining since early July, data suggests, with experts warning people should stay at home if ill and get a Covid booster if eligible.

According to the latest figures on the government coronavirus dashboard, both the number of cases detected through mass community testing, and patients admitted to hospital with Covid have risen in the past seven days, suggesting the country could be facing a resurgence of the virus.

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