Hospital admissions of patients with the virus have peaked or fallen in almost every region of EnglandHospitals are reaching their peak of coronavirus patients, a senior NHS leader has said on another day of encouraging data. The total number of people being treated for Covid-19 in English hospitals has fallen for two consecutive days for the first time since November, with admissions peaking or falling in every region outside the northeast. SponsoredThe 16,881 patients in hospital is half the peak this time last year and 2,000 fewer than the peak in the first wave in April 2020. Matthew Taylor, head of the NHS Confederation of hospital bosses, said: “Unless things change unexpectedly, we are close to the national peak of Covid patients in hospital. This is a significant moment.”Taylor has been one of the more cautious NHS leaders and stressed

Source: The Times January 13, 2022 04:43 UTC