Sign up to the Hull Live newsletter for daily updates and breaking news169 people who have tested positive for coronavirus in England have also tested positive for flu, meaning they have both viruses at the same time. According to the Daily Mail, health leaders say the actual number of people who have so-called flurona - a combination of both illness - could be much higher. And many people are not tested for flu as tests for the virus are not as commonly available as those for Covid. In 2020 Public Health England said those who catch flu and Covid at the same time are twice as likely to die. He added: "I would be surprised if the current number of flu and Covid co-infections was below a thousand."

Source: Daily Mail January 07, 2022 08:15 UTC