Source: Has flu peaked? What the figures tell us – BBC News
The NHS remains on high alert over flu, health bosses say, but there are clear signs the surge in the virus has come to an end for now at least.
Community spread appears to have stabilised, the UK Health Security Agency says.
Meanwhile, the rise in hospital cases has slowed. And with just over 3,000 patients in hospital in England with the virus, the dire prediction by NHS chief executive Sir Jim Mackay of “between 5,000 and 8,000” cases has not materialised.
How serious then is this flu season so far, and how does it really compare to previous outbreaks of the virus?
