If it seems that everyone you speak to is or has just come down with an illness then you may have spotted a trend. There have been a barrage of anecdotal reports of people being struck down with flu or coronavirus-like symptoms, but testing negative for the virus.
Covid rates may be on the rise again but these illnesses aren't Covid related. So just what is going on. Like us, Yorkshire Live had the same question. So, to get to the bottom of why so many people were getting ill at the moment, they spoke to a local GP to get their expert opinion. They also examined the available data. Here's what they discovered.