NHS leaders have issued a warning over surging flu cases as the number of patients in hospital with the bug soared by more than 50 per cent in a week.
An average of 234 people were in hospital with flu each day last week – up 53 per cent on the previous seven days. Figures from NHS England also showed a rise in norovirus cases in hospitals last week with an average of 406 cases per day, up from 351 the previous week and a 28 per cent rise from last year.
