Winter flu and Covid-19 hospitalisations remain at a four-year high across the UK, a week after levels hit their highest levels in at least ten years.
The latest figures have shown that although levels of hospitalisations fell last week, they still remain high, with health experts warning the numbers should be treated with 'caution'. The figures are likely to have been affected by fewer hospitals reporting data over the festive period, along with reduced social contact due to schools and workplaces being closed.
Flu admissions stood at 8.3 per 100,000 people in the week to January 1, down from 14.8 the previous week which was the highest level in at least a decade, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). But despite the drop, the rate is still running above any point in the previous four winters.
