as high we can see the cases now are almost as high as we can see the cases now are almost as high as they were in july and actually as high as they were in july and actually not far off where they were last winter~ actually not far off where they were last winter. what we are not seeing is that last winter. what we are not seeing is that dipped down again at the other is that dipped down again at the other side of the peak and that is really other side of the peak and that is really important because we are kicking really important because we are kicking off the winter at a really hi-h kicking off the winter at a really high level of cases. fortunately that is high level of cases. fortunately that is not high level of cases. fortunately that is not currently working through that is not currently working through into serious disease and deaths through into serious disease and deaths but we will come onto that in a moment deaths but we will come onto that in a moment.
continued cases have not decreased. they have continued at cases have not decreased. they have continued at a fairly high level and in actual continued at a fairly high level and in actual fact in the last few days they are in actual fact in the last few days they are continuing to increase. we had 7891 they are continuing to increase. we had 7891 people in hospital on the 19th of had 7891 people in hospital on the 19th of october, if we go back one week 19th of october, if we go back one week only 19th of october, if we go back one week onlyjust over 7000. a steady increase at the moment as we approach the winter months. if we io we approach the winter months. if we go back we approach the winter months. if we go back to we approach the winter months. if we go back to hospital injanuary, the peak go back to hospital injanuary, the peak was go back to hospital injanuary, the peak was around 39,200, so we are a lon- peak was around 39,200, so we are a long way peak was