Flu hospital admissions increase in Scotland

Flu hospital admissions increase by 12% in Scotland
Hospital admissions in Scotland caused by the flu have increased by 12% in just a week, new figures show. Public Health Scotland (PHS) has described the amount of laboratory confirmed influenza this winter as “extraordinary” – with prevalence at 52.
Hospital flu admissions rise by 12% in a week
Hospital admissions in Scotland caused by flu have increased by 12% in a week, new figures show. Public Health Scotland (PHS) has described the amount of laboratory confirmed influenza this winter as "extraordinary" - with prevalence at 52.6 per 100,000 of the population in the week up to 29 December.
Flu hospital admissions increase in Scotland as NHS under 'significant' pressure
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