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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Whittaker

Flu cases at record level as ‘tidal wave’ of illness hits the NHS

The NHS is facing a “tidal wave” of illness ahead of Christmas as flu cases reach the highest on record for this time of year, health chiefs have warned.

Every day last week 1,717 patients were admitted to hospitals in England with the infection, up 56 per cent on the same week last year, according to NHS England.

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