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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rachel Clun,Bryony Gooch and Alicja Hagopian

Hospital flu cases triple on last year amid ‘mammoth demand’ on wards

The number of flu patients in hospitals in England is more than triple what it was a year ago amid “mammoth demand” on wards.

NHS data published on Thursday showed there were 5,111 flu cases in hospitals on Sunday, up from 5,074 the week before and more than three times the 1,523 figure for the same date last year.

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