In England, a total of 12,395 people were in hospital with COVID as of 8am today, according to figures from NHS England, which is up 68% from a week earlier and is the highest number since 25 February
In London, 3,636 people were in hospital with COVID on 31 December, up 61% week-on-week and the highest number since 12 February.
Analysis published by the UK Health Security Agency has shown there are"encouraging signs" that the risk of hospitalisation from the now-dominantIt also suggested that vaccines can work well against Omicron, with a third dose associated with an 81% reduced risk of hospitalisation when compared with the unvaccinated.
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