Hospitals Official data in England indicate that more coronavirus patients will be treated on Christmas Day than at any time during the pandemic, leading to new concern over the NHS’s ability to cope with the increase in cases during the winter.
At the height of the first wave in mid-April, the number of Covid patients in hospitals in England peaked at 18974 but this is expected to pass within days. Guardian analysis showed that the number increased by more than 1,000 on Monday for the first time since the height of the epidemic, to 17,709.
The same path will take patient numbers after an all-time high of 18974 by Christmas Day. No figures have been released on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The data will add more urgency to calls for more restrictions as soon as possible to combat the new highly contagious variant of Covid-19, which has spread from London and southeast England to the rest of Britain.
The governments of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland announced tougher national measures in the past 48 hours. Boris Johnson was chaired by A. Covid-O Operations Committee meeting Wednesday morning amid reports that more parts of England will be subject to Level 4 restrictions, prohibiting mixing of families, as soon as Boxing Day.
The last time the number of coronavirus patients in English hospitals rose by more than 1,000 in a single day was on April 5, nearly two weeks after the UK entered its first lockdown. This came seven days before they reached a record high of 18974.
Christina Bagel, professor of operational research at University College London, said that the whole of England should be placed at Tier 4 immediately to avoid “catching fire” of the whole country.
“Things are getting worse quickly … We are in a very dangerous situation … If we just wait and let it spread to the north, where things are under control, the whole country is burning and I feel we have to stop it now and protect the north from the south,” she told Radio Times on Wednesday. .
Bajill said, wait until Boxing Day, as I suggested By the secretary of societies, Robert Genrick, on Wednesday he was “very slow and very reactive”.
“We’re always behind the curve. I think we have to put the whole country on level 4 today, especially in those areas of Level 2 around Level 4 that just pass through the roof. Why do we allow people to mingle on Christmas? You just ask for trouble,” she added. … And the worse it gets, the harder it will be to open schools in January. ”
Every region in England except London and the Midlands has passed the peak of the first wave of Covid-19 patients. Three regions – the southeast, southwest and east of the country – have passed this peak in the past seven days due to the sharp rise in the number of people requiring hospital treatment for the disease.
The analysis shows that the number of Covid patients in eastern England is already 29% higher than it was at the height of the first wave, reaching 2,163 patients on Monday, compared to the previous record of 1,679 patients.
Southeast England, which has been hard hit by the new Covid virus, is handling 17% more patients than the busiest time of April – 2,749 on Monday, compared to 2,347 on April 15th.
The southwest on Monday became the latest area to surpass the peak of the first wave, at 1,112 on Monday, compared to 1,080. Northwest England, the Northeast and the rest of Yorkshire reached this milestone in November after their case numbers rose sharply in September and October.
The Midlands region appears to be preparing to pass this point imminent: The number of Covid patients rose to 3,389 on Monday, compared to a rise of 3,430 in April.
London, which was hit hard in the first wave, is still far from reaching the highest number of Covid patients, registering 3,367 on Monday, compared to 5,201 at the height of April – despite numbers rising by more than 1,000 in the past week.
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