On December 29 the NHS reported 5,074 patients in hospital with the flu in England, four times the amount the same time the previous month.

NHS England said as of 29 December, there were 87 flu patients at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital along with 32 at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro. It has led NHS bosses to advise people who become unwell with a winter virus to self-care and call 111 to stop "significant pressure" being put on the healthcare system.

A growing number of people are sharing a little-known symptom of flu and Covid on social media - a warning sign visible in the eyes. According to the NHS, flu cases have surged, with 4,469 patients in hospital beds in England daily last week, including 211 in critical care, a 17% increase from the previous week.

The number of people hospitalised with flu in England has quadrupled in a month heaping pressure on NHS services, new figures show. An average of 4,469 flu patients were in beds in England each day last week, including 211 in critical care.

People admitted to hospital for flu in England are soaring with advice on symptoms when you need to seek urgent help highlighted

The number of people with flu in hospital in England has quadrupled over the past month and is rising "at a very concerning rate", NHS chiefs have warned. Latest data shows there were 5,000 patients with the virus being treated in hospital at the end of last week - almost 3.5 times higher than the same week in 2023, although not as high as in 2022.

Brits have been given an "urgent" health warning to book a GP appointment if their flu symptoms don't clear up after seven days, amid what the NHS is calling potentially the "worst" flu season on record.

Brits have been told to book an “urgent” GP appointment if symptoms don’t improve after seven days amid what the NHS has called potentially the “worst” flu season yet. As cases of flu, alongside other winter illnesses, remain high in the UK, the health body has warned when to seek help.

New figures show 4,500 patients in hospital beds every day this week, as concerns grow over increase in norovirus as well

The NHS has warned that “skyrocketing” cases of flu could make this winter “one of the worst we have ever seen”, as data showed the number of hospital patients with the illness had quadrupled over the past month.

Some hospitals across the country have restricted visitors to protect patients due to the rise in people admitted with flu.