Covid cases rising

THE recent fall in the number of Covid-19 patients in England looks to have come to a halt, with early signs that levels are starting to rise once more.

A total of 4,964 people testing positive for coronavirus were in hospital as of November 30, up 8% on the previous week, NHS England says.

Patient numbers had been on a downwards trend for just over a month, but this decline appears to have levelled off, with figures for the last few days showing a small increase.