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UK: Researchers Find Over 10% Of Patients Contracted Covid-19 In Hospital While Admitted For Other Issues

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That number had risen to 1 in 5, by mid-May

In the UK, more than 1 in 10 patients contracted Covid-19, during the first wave of the pandemic, while in hospital for other medical issues.

Researchers found the proportion of people contracting the virus continued to rise, to 1 in 5 people, by mid-May last year.

Dr. Christopher Green, a Senior Clinical Lecturer & Consultant Physician in infectious diseases, at the University of Birmingham, says numbers are improving as we learn more about the virus:

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