people are in hospital in england with covid the highest number since march. meanwhile, some uk doctors and pharmacists are warning they are running short of covid tests because of high demand. officials say more are on the way. pressure is coming from a surge in cases the latest data showing 183 thousand people testing positive for covid in the uk. that s a new daily record but that s partly due to a delay in reporting results over christmas. our health correspondent katherine da costa has more. george winder and his wife nikki are both gps in leeds. he tested positive for covid on a lateral flow device. as a health care worker, his wife tried to book a pcr test, but none were available this morning. for my wife, who could potentially go back into work if her pcr test was negative and she remained symptom free, that s a huge impact on her surgery. there are only three of them.
people are in hospital in england with covid the highest number since march. meanwhile, some uk doctors and pharmacists are warning they are running short of covid tests because of high demand. officials say more are on the way. pressure is coming from a surge in cases the latest data showing 183,000 people testing positive for covid in the uk. that s a new daily record but that s partly due to a delay in reporting results over christmas. 0ur health correspondent katherine da costa has more. george winder and his wife nikki are both gps in leeds. he tested positive for covid on a lateral flow device, which means, as a health worker, his wife can t return to work until she s received a negative pcr test. it appears that, often, the website isn t showing availability for pcr testing. that doesn t always seem to hold true throughout the day. and i understand that other people have later in the day then found availability, which was the same with my wife.
mildness of omicron, and what we can also see is the very, very clear effect of getting those jabs, getting those boosters in particular. that s what s making a huge difference. mrjohnson says 90% of covid patients in icu haven t had a booster, but there s still uncertainty over what impact the omicron variant will have on older age groups as the virus spreads from the young into those who are most at risk of falling seriously ill. as the various surges through communities. the rapid rise in infections is leading to greater demand for testing. george winder and his wife nikki are both gps in leeds. he tested positive for covid on a lateral flow device. as a health care worker, his wife tried to book a pcr test, but none were available this morning. for my wife, who could potentially go back into work if her pcr test was negative and she remained symptom free, that s a huge impact on her surgery. there are only three of them.
intensive care units, so they could be a positive sign. the prime minister, could be a positive sign. the prime minister, on - could be a positive sign. the prime minister, on a - could be a positive sign. the prime minister, on a visit to this vaccination centre in milton keynes, was pushing message for people to get vaccinated. message for people to get vaccinated. . , , ., ., , vaccinated. cases are going up. there are vaccinated. cases are going up. there are a vaccinated. cases are going up. there are a lot vaccinated. cases are going up. there are a lot of vaccinated. cases are going up. there are a lot of cases - vaccinated. cases are going up. there are a lot of cases of - there are a lot of cases of cases of the 0micron variant. 0n the other hand we can see the data about the relative mildness of the omicron variant and we can also see the very, very clear effect of getting those jabs getting those boosters in particular is making a big difference. mr johnson making
george winder and his wife nikki are both gps in leeds. spiralling cases are leading to an increase. the number of people with covid in hospital has risen above 10,000 for the first time in ten months, but there are some signs of optimism. it s quite difficult at the moment to interpret the data. we have very high rates of infection in the community, and therefore we may see some of these people naturally in the hospital as well. but equally, we re not seeing the same rate of admission to intensive care units, and so that could be a positive sign. the prime minister, on a visit to this vaccination centre in milton keynes, was pushing the message for people to get boosted. cases are going up, we ve got a lot of cases of omicron. but on the other hand, we can see the data about the relative