Coronavirus in Sheffield LIVE: Covid-19 patients admitted to hospitals in England 'every 30 seconds'

The fight against Covid-19 continues, with a patient being admitted to hospital with coronavirus “every thirty seconds".
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Sir Simon Stevens told the Andrew Marr Show: “The facts are very clear and I’m not going to sugar-coat them, hospitals are under extreme pressure and staff are under extreme pressure.“Since Christmas Day we’ve seen another 15,000 increase in the in-patients in hospitals across England, that’s the equivalent of filling 30 hospitals full of coronavirus patients."Meanwhile, the vaccination effort in Sheffield continues but could be set for more disruption with further snow predicted to fall in the city next week.Follow our live blog for all the latest on coronavirus and other news across Sheffield.

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The Government said they aim to have offered every UK adult a Covid-19 vaccine by September this year.The Government said they aim to have offered every UK adult a Covid-19 vaccine by September this year.
The Government said they aim to have offered every UK adult a Covid-19 vaccine by September this year.

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