Flu hospitalisations in England have soared in recent weeks. The number of people being admitted for flu has risen more than 40% in a week, with NHS bosses braced for an outbreak.
According to analysis by The Telegraph, the rates are eight times higher than what is normally expected this time of year. And on the current trajectory, admissions next week could surpass those in 2017-18, which was considered one of the worst flu seasons for two decades.
During that period, nearly 30,000 people are said to have died. It is thought flu hospitalisations have now overtaken those for Covid for the first time since the pandemic began.
