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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nina Massey

Up to 167,000 people caught Covid in hospital in second wave of pandemic – study

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An estimated 95,000 to 167,000 people may have caught coronavirus in hospitals between June 2020 and March 2021, during England’s second wave of the pandemic, a new study suggests.

Researchers say the findings reveal the scale of hospital transmissions and highlight contributing factors, including a limited number of single rooms.

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