Doctor admits people testing positive after admission is major problem

Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith told MailOnline it was 'really important' to clarify NHS stats. Growing number of daily admissions were not primarily for Covid amid evidence Omicron is much milder.

Separate figures shows nearly a third of coronavirus patients actually caught the virus on hospital wards. MailOnline revealed four in 10 new Omicron hospital patients in London were admitted for a different reason

I need more popcorns

I blame the media, negativity sells news, who's going to be interested once they know the future is hunky dory.

Is Tory Fury just another journalist made up Fury?

Oh please do us a favour!If anything the figures are being under-reported. The figures we get as for those who have been tested but what about the possible millions who have not been tested yet are carrying the virus. This continuous onslaught by Govt friendly media is dangerous.

give me a guiness

You are only telling us what we have known for ages. Our stats are useless. Even new cases are questionable. People report lateral flow tests as positive then go for PCR. So 2 positive new cases per person.

How are the stats for the number of Covid deaths post the 28 day period 'testing positive' period accounted for? i.e. day 29, 30 ,31 and so on?

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