The number of Covid-19 patients in hospital is roughly on a level with the peak reached in the first wave

People in hospital with Covid-19 each day

Weekly average

18,462

6

40 thousand

30

5

1

4

20

3

10

2

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1. 23 March 2020 First lockdown begins as Boris Johnson issues ‘stay at home’ instruction

2. 3 August Eat out to help out scheme launches

3. 14 October Three-tier system begins in England

4. 5 November Second national lockdown in England

5. 2 December England reverts to strengthened tier system

6. 5 January 2021 Third national lockdown, including schools closures, begins

 

 

5 January

Third national

lockdown

begins

People in hospital with Covid-19 each day

Weekly average

2 December

England reverts to strengthened tier system

40,000

30,000

23 March 2020

First lockdown begins as Boris Johnson issues ‘stay at home’ instruction

5 November

Second national lockdown begins in England

20,000

18,462

3 August

Eat out to help out scheme launches

14 October Three-tier system begins in England

10,000

0

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Jul

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