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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Ella Pickover

Norovirus hospital admissions rise as winter bugs ‘continue to cause disruption’

The number of norovirus patients in hospital in England is higher than at this point last year (Jeff Moore/PA) - (PA Wire)

The NHS continues to face “sustained pressure”, health leaders have said as figures show the number of people in hospital in England with norovirus hit a new high for this winter.

An average of 950 hospital beds were filled each day last week by people with diarrhoea and vomiting or norovirus-like symptoms.

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