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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jamie Grierson

Flu patient numbers in English hospitals fall for second straight week

Staff in an NHS hospital
Weekly flu numbers for England are well short of last winter’s peak of 5,408 patients. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PA

The number of people in hospital with flu in England has fallen for the second week in a row, NHS figures show, as England’s top doctor said the health service was “far from complacent” as a cold snap takes hold.

An average of 2,676 flu patients were in hospital each day during the week ending 28 December, down 13% from 3,061 the previous week.

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