The NHS waiting list in England could reach 14 million by next autumn, according to a new report by the IFS. And that, it says, is just the beginning: "Much longer waiting lists be with us for years to come."
The Irish Government is changing the way it collects data on Covid hospitalisations by distinguishing between patients who are admitted due to the virus and those who test positive after being admitted for other reasons.
Lockdown Sceptics' in-house doctor says the latest NHS England data packet provides many reasons to be hopeful. So why the continued doom-mongering?
NHS England has finally told hospitals to differentiate between patients who are actually sick with Covid symptoms and those who test positive while being treated for something else in its daily flow of Covid data.
The number of people waiting to start hospital treatment in England has passed five million for the first time, while the number waiting for more than a year remains significantly higher than before lockdown began.
The number of patients needing hospital treatment for Covid continues to fall in the former Indian variant "hotspot" Bolton, as the PM says "there is still nothing in the data" to suggest lockdown should be extended.
Up to 8,700 patients died within 28 days after catching Covid while in hospital being treated for another medical problem, according to NHS data.
Almost half of the children in hospital recorded as having needed inpatient treatment for Covid actually needed treatment for something else and happened to test positive, a new U.S. study suggests.
The number of people waiting to start hospital treatment has risen to 4.95 million in England alone, according to the latest NHS figures.
A study of 52,000 Covid hospital patients from the winter finds "an abundance admitted to hospital within seven days of vaccination". The authors blame people for not being careful, but what does the evidence say?
