Care home staff fear for residents as Covid-19 cases rise across UK
by Nicola Davis and Robert Booth from Science | The Guardian on (#582F4)
Managers say there have been delays in receiving test results for staff
Care home staff have expressed growing anxiety about a rise in hospitalisations and deaths among their most vulnerable residents, after leaked documents from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) revealed an increase in the number of coronavirus cases in England.
The UK is experiencing a sharp rise in the number of positive cases, with 3,497 new cases reported on Saturday and an R" number - the average number of people infected by each person with Covid - above 1 for the first time since March. Data shows the R number for England could be as high as 1.7, with prevalence of the virus doubling every 7-8 days.
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