שיאי הדבקה בקוביד באירופה - 23.12.21  

A total of 2,097 people were in hospital in London with Covid as of 8am on 23 December, according to new figures from NHS England.

This is the highest number since 27 February and is up 44% from a week earlier. During the second wave of coronavirus, the number peaked at 7,917 on January 18.

Across England, 7,114 patients were in hospital with Covid on 23 December, the highest number since 4 November and up 11% week-on-week. The second-wave peak for England was 34,336 on 18 January.

There were 307 Covid admissions recorded by hospitals in London on 21 December, NHS England said.

Severity: The risk of hospital admission for a person detected as a case of Omicron appears reduced compared to a case of Delta. This analysis excludes known reinfections. The current hazard ratio is 0.62 (95%CI 0.55-0.69) for emergency department attendance or admission, and 0.38 (95% CI 0.3-0.5) for admission alone. This analysis is preliminary because of the small numbers of Omicron cases currently in hospital and the limited spread of Omicron into older age groups as yet. It has not been adjusted for undiagnosed reinfections. It will be iterated regularly. In addition, Imperial reported analysis using the same data set but imputing a potential previous infection variable and estimated the intrinsic risk difference between Delta and Omicron as between 0 to 30% and the reduced risk of hospitalisation in those previously infected estimated as 55 to 70%. In the Scottish study, the range of estimates for their analysis was similar, though based on only 18 total admissions detected for Omicron in the study and only 7 individuals admitted with 7 or more days of follow-up.