whose _ started making inroads into patients whose treatment was disrupted and delayed _ whose treatment was disrupted and delayed during the pandemic, so it undoubtedly feels exceptionally busy in the nhs and our nhs organisations tell us— in the nhs and our nhs organisations tell us about all the time. in september we saw a reduction in the number— september we saw a reduction in the number of— september we saw a reduction in the number of covid patients in hospital. _ number of covid patients in hospital, down to below 5000 in england. — hospital, down to below 5000 in england, as infection rates went down, _ england, as infection rates went down, as— england, as infection rates went down, asjenny showed earlier. in the last— down, asjenny showed earlier. in the last few— down, asjenny showed earlier. in the last few weeks those rates increased again and as the secretary of state _ increased again and as the secretary of state said we have seen an increase — of state said we have seen an increase in the number of other nations— increase in the number of other nations and patients in hospital, so that our— nations and patients in hospital, so that our main hospitals in england we are _ that our main hospitals in england we are just — that our main hospitals in england we are just over 6000 patients with covid, _ we are just over 6000 patients with covid, back— we are just over 6000 patients with covid, back to where we were in the middle _ covid, back to where we were in the middle of— covid, back to where we were in the middle of september. i anticipate that over— middle of september. i anticipate that over the next week or two that number— that over the next week or two that number will increase because infection— number will increase because infection rates are increasing, as i have _ infection rates are increasing, as i have said — infection rates are increasing, as i have said many times there is a light— have said many times there is a light between infection rates in hospital— light between infection rates in hospital admissions. light between infection rates in hospitaladmissions. it light between infection rates in hospital admissions. it is notjust covid, _ hospital admissions. it is notjust covid, of— hospital admissions. it is notjust