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Were Covid hospital admissions figures in England overreported? It’s not that simple – The Guardian
A Sage member and NHS England have pushed back against criticism of hospital admissions data
Claims that hospital admissions for Covid-19 in England were overreported at the peak of the outbreak may not be telling the whole story.
According to government figures, the daily hospital admissions for Covid-19 patients in hospital rose from 1,541 on 3 March to 17,172 on 12 April. On 20 August the figure was 516.
However a row has broken out after claims were made that an investigation by the governments Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) had revealed that hospital patients co…
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