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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Ian Jones

Flu hospital admissions fall as health officials warn virus ‘still with us’

Flu admissions at hospitals in England have fallen across all age groups (Jeff Moore/PA) - (PA Wire)

Hospital admissions for flu in England are falling for the first time this winter, though health officials have warned the virus is “still with us” and that infections could “bounce back” in the new year.

The rate of admissions stood at 7.8 per 100,000 people in the week ending December 21, down from 10.0 per 100,000 the previous week, according to data published on Wednesday by the UK Health Security Agency.

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