Nov 30, 2023
Norovirus: Winter vomiting virus cases rising
Winter vomiting virus is doing the rounds in England, experts are warning. Every day last week, there were about 350 people in hospital with diarrhoea and vomiting symptoms, compared with 126 in the same week last year, NHS England says. The latest NHS England figures show cases of other seasonal viruses are also rising. 131 children were in hospital with respiratory syncytial virus about 46,000 NHS England staff were off work sick, some 1,715 because of Covid. NHS national medical director Prof Sir Stephen Powis said: "We all know somebody who has had some kind of nasty winter virus in the last few weeks and today's data shows this is starting to trickle through to hospital admissions, with a much higher volume of Norovirus cases compared to last year, and the continued impact of infections like flu and RSV in children on hospital capacity - all likely to be exacerbated by this week's cold weather."It is clear that even before we enter December, the demand on hospitals and staff is high.
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