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Worst Omicron is almost over claims health chiefs

Infections are down by a third — a drop in a week from 194,747 to 129,587.

The number of critically ill patients who require breathing support in intensive care has fallen to 672, which is the lowest level since mid October.

Matthew Taylor, chief of the NHS Confederation, stated that although some areas may still experience difficulties, the country will soon overcome them.

He said: “Unless things change unexpectedly, we are close to the national peak of Covid patients in hospital. This is a significant moment.”

Dr Richard Cree, an intensive care medic in Middlesbrough, said: “Numbers being admitted hasn’t risen as high as I feared.

“It’s looking increasingly likely that we may be able to ride out the Omicron wave.”
The Office for National Statistics data revealed that the number of infections in the UK rose to an all-time high of 4.3million last week.

They are now falling in London, and the rate of growth has slowed. There are 16,881 Covid patients in hospitals, fewer than half of last January’s peak.

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