Latest Covid peak that has seen cases soar will be felt for MONTHS, Manchester's public health boss warns
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe knock-on effects of the latest coronavirus peak will be felt for 'some months' by NHS hospital and care services, Manchester's public health director has warned.
However, the country is now cresting the wave of infections and should see a decline. There has been a skyrocketing number of Covid-19 cases of the BA.4 and BA.5 variants in recent months.
The renewed prevalence of the virus led to a spiral in hospitalised cases across the region. Inpatient beds are scarce as some 17 per cent of all beds in Greater Manchester are now being taken up by Covid positive patients, according to the incoming Greater Manchester NHS boss, Sir Richard Leese.
That figure translates to around 1,000 of all general, acute and adult critical care beds in the region. READ MORE:'An act of love to end her suffering' - Judge's words as man walks free from court after cutting wife's throat "The ONS survey did show an increase, 1 in 19 people [with a coronavirus infection]," explained Manchester's Director of Public Health, David Regan, to Manchester City Council's health scrutiny committee this week. "The good news is we are at or near the peak in England, they've reached the peak in Scotland.
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