THE number is continuing of flu patients in England to climb, with more than 1,500 people in hospital with the virus at the same time as junior doctors began their latest strike action.
Covid-19 patient numbers also remain on the rise, while norovirus levels look to be creeping upwards again.
The figures give a snapshot of the pressures on hospitals in the week ending January 7, which includes most of the six-day strike by junior doctors that began on January 3.
An average of 1,548 people were in hospital each day last week with flu, including 107 in critical care beds, according to NHS England.
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