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Covid: How busy are hospitals as the second wave rolls in? – BBC News

Some routine treatments are being cancelled but there is space, if not enough staff.

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Nick TriggleHealth correspondent@nicktriggleon Twitter
The second wave is placing an ever greater toll on UK hospitals. There are more than 1,000 Covid admissions a day – 10 times the rate at the end of summer.
But just how busy is the NHS? And how much Covid can it take?
Admissions are up, but still nowhere near the numbers seen in the spring. At one point, more than 3,000 patients a day were being admitted.
Instead, we have seen a gradual rise – the numbers doubling every two weeks or so, compared…

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