In the South East of England, it is said that half of all its beds are now occupied by coronavirus patients. Over 2,000 Covid patients were admitted to UK hospitals on Sunday - and that figure is expected to increase in the build up to Christmas. Last weekend there were 16,526 patients in England’s hospitals, compared with the peak of 18,974 back in April. Danny Mortimer, boss of NHS Confederation, warned of massive disruption to non-Covid treatment, the MailOnline report. "The volume of Covid patients is back at the levels of April, but the number of non-Covid patients is also much higher.

Source: Daily Mirror December 22, 2020 05:15 UTC