There could be an increase in hospitalisations and deaths from Covid-19 as infections climb. That's the warning from experts as case rates in England are the highest they have ever been.
The two variants of Omicron – BA.1 and BA.2 – have caused twin peaks in the pandemic – one in January, and another in March, data suggests. And as well as numbers increasing in the oldest age groups – those most likely to suffer from severe illness due to Covid-19 - results from Imperial College London’s latest React-1 study suggest hospital admissions in England have also been going up, reports PA.
According to the study: “The high and increasing prevalence in older adults may increase hospitalisations and deaths despite high levels of vaccination.”
