National flu and COVID-19 surveillance reports published

National flu and COVID-19 surveillance reports published Swab positivity for flu* has increased slightly and is now at 8.2%; it is highest in 5 to 14-year-olds at 18%, followed by 15 to 44-year-olds at 15.8%.

Hospital admission rates and intensive care admission rates have increased notably in the last week, to medium activity levels for intensive care and just below the medium activity threshold for admissions. UK Health Security Agency

See also:

• NHS's 'toughest ever winter': Flu already piling 10 times more pressure than last year The Daily Mail
• NHS faces ‘perfect winter storm’ with tenfold rise in hospital flu cases The Guardian
• Flu cases rise in England as hundreds of hospital beds filled ahead of winter The Independent
• Hospital flu cases up 10 times on last year amid 'tripledemic' warning, NHS England data shows Sky News