Thousands of people were in hospital with seasonal viruses last week – including rising numbers with norovirus – as NHS staff continue to deal with a range of winter pressures.

There were also an average 3,949 patients with Covid (up 22% on 3,248 one month ago) and 1,416 patients in hospital with flu each day in the week ending January 14, including 81 in critical care.

Read more – NHSE (18/1/24)