North West becomes the new UK coronavirus epicenter with more patients than London

The North West of England has the highest number of coronavirus patients in hospital, the first time that a region’s total has passed London during the pandemic.

London has been the epicenter for most of the UK outbreak and at the height of the crisis had far more cases than in any other area.

The latest government data shows that the number of patients hospitalized in the North West was 2,191, compared to 2,033 in London, totals well below their respective peaks.

London Peak saw 4,813 patients in the hospital on April 8, a UK record that occurred when Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in intensive care at St Thomas’ Hospital.

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The peak in the northwest came on April 3, when 2,908 people were in the hospital with Covid-19.

London still has the most confirmed cases (24,828), followed by the Northwest (20,125), Southeast (17,537), West Midlands (13,577) and East (10,943).

The number of deaths from coronavirus in the UK, the third highest in the world, approached 30,000 on Sunday when the Health Department confirmed 315 more deaths.

The toll now in all settings is 28,446 as of 5 p.m. Saturday.

The number of deaths announced so far by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has reached 778.

This is the highest number for any trust in England.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust has announced 520 deaths.

Three trusts have announced between 400 and 500 deaths: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (446), King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (432), and Barts Health NHS Trust (412).

Seven other trusts have announced between 300 and 400 deaths.

Of the 21,180 confirmed deaths reported so far in hospitals in England of people who tested positive for Covid-19, 11,090 (52%) were people aged 80 years or older, while 8,238 (39%) were between the ages of 60 and 79 .

According to the NHS England, another 1,691 (8%) were between 40 and 59 years old, 150 (1%) between 20 and 39 years old and 11 (0.05%) between 0 and 19 years old.

Britain has the third highest number of deaths in the world, behind only the US. USA (68,602) and Italy (28,884).

Experts said the UK is likely to end the highest number of deaths in Europe.

Johnson has said that Britain has already passed its peak, as confirmed cases and deaths decrease.

The UK is entering the seventh week of its closure, but there are growing calls for restrictions to be eased.

The Prime Minister is expected to reveal a road map next Sunday, detailing exactly how the restrictions will be lifted so that the British can safely return to work.

But the government has also emphasized that the nation’s battle with the coronavirus will continue after the blockade measures are eased.

Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said ministers are trying to get as many masks as possible in case they change the advice to recommend that the public wear them.

He said Sky News Monday morning: “It is not surprising if you wear a mask that no one is going to get, but obviously there is this problem about human nature and interactions if you go on public transport and wear a mask if you feel able to do it. Back to work.

“At the same time, to anticipate whether different rules should be established around masks, we are trying to get as many masks as possible and we talked for the past few weeks.”

Wallace said the public “is not stupid” when asked about the hesitation to return to work when the lockdown was alleviated after weeks of strict messages from staying home.

He said: “I firmly believe that the public is not stupid. They read advice, they listen to the media.

“They took into account the government’s advice … and I think they will be able to read perfectly the next stage of the government when we get there.”

“I am absolutely sure when it comes to the next step, we can all move forward together.”

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Wallace suggested that the two-meter spacing rule could be relaxed to allow people to return to work.

He added: “You can look at the armor, you can see how long you stay close to people. The two-meter rule reduces the chance of infection for a certain time.”

“If it is halved, that keeps people away from becoming infected, but for a shorter time. The probability of becoming infected is much less.”

“I think there are options on how we can do it. You can use EPP, which could be a possibility if you have to get very close, or you could actually find other ways to do it.”

He pointed to supermarket workers working behind “shields.”

Rachel Reeves, shadow minister of the Labor Cabinet Office, said the public “deserves to be leveled” on a detailed plan to facilitate the closure measures.

She told BBC Breakfast: “We have been urging the Government to publish a plan because companies and other organizations … need time to plan and prepare to establish very different organizations in their businesses and, for example, in schools.

“The government must implement a number of measures, be it mass community testing, contact tracing, and also things like potentially facial coatings.

“But I also believe that the public that has overwhelmingly clung to these strict blocking rules in recent weeks deserves to be leveled and also wants some hope for the future, so we urge the government to provide much more detail.” , and masks are a part of that. “