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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ian Jones

Number of Covid-19 hospital patients in England down a quarter since latest peak

The number of hospital patients in England testing positive for Covid-19 has fallen by more than a quarter in just two weeks, in the latest sign the current wave of infections is receding.

A total of 10,417 people with coronavirus were in hospital as of 8am on August 1, according to NHS England.

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