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COVID 19 acquired in UK hospitals - what does it all mean?

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COVID 19 acquired in UK hospitals - what does it all mean?

A large proportion of COVID 19 hospital cases were acquired in hospital

Carl Heneghan
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Tom Jefferson
Aug 25, 2022
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Let’s recap what we found based on the data provided by the public health bodies.

In Wales, nearly half  (45%) of the COVID-19 tests in hospital were positive after day 8 of admission (18% were beyond 30 days of admission).  

In Scotland, 24% of those testing positive in a hospital were on day 8 or thereafter. In Northern Ireland, one-third (33%) occurred…

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