Two-thirds of NHS trusts in England treated more Covid patients last week than at peak of first wave

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Two-thirds of all NHS trusts across England were treating more coronavirus patients last week than they did at the peak of the first wave of the pandemic, a Guardian analysis reveals.

Figures show that in 18 trusts the number of people suffering from coronavirus outnumbered all other patients.