Flip News — hospital-admissions news https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/hospital-admissions/ The latest Flip News stories on hospital-admissions. en-GB Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:38:56 GMT Covid hospital admissions jump 50% in a week as XFG 'American Covid' strain spreads https://flipnews.co.uk/health/american-covid-xfg-uk-hospital-admissions-surge/ https://flipnews.co.uk/health/american-covid-xfg-uk-hospital-admissions-surge/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT New UKHSA figures show Covid hospital admissions rose by almost 50% in a week — with London up 80% — driven by the XFG 'Stratus' variant. Sarah Whitfield covid-19 xfg-stratus ukhsa hospital-admissions autumn-wave Edinburgh Live