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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Holly Bancroft,Joe Middleton and Kate Devlin

NHS engulfed as number of people in hospital with flu quadruples in a month

The number of people hospitalised with flu in England has quadrupled in a month, as health chiefs warned that the NHS is under “intense pressure” that will get worse as Britain braces itself for plunging temperatures this weekend.

Figures from NHS England show there were an average of 4,469 flu patients in hospital beds in England each day last week, including 211 in critical care.

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