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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Jane Kirby

Number of patients in hospital with norovirus jumps 45%

The number of people in hospital with flu in England has fallen for the second week in a row (PA) -

The number of patients in hospital in England with norovirus has jumped 45% to reach a new high for this winter, figures show.

An average of 823 hospital beds were filled each day last week by people with diarrhoea and vomiting or norovirus-like symptoms.

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