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Covid-19 intensive care admissions spike as Boris Johnson warns 'further measures' may be needed

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Coronavirus admissions to hospital and intensive care units have spiked dramatically in recent weeks, shocking new figures show.

Data unveiled by Boris Johnson at a Number 10 press conference showed the number of intensive care admissions rise dramatically in almost every age group and region.

At a press conference alongside Chief Medical Office Chris Whitty and Chief Scientific Advisor Sir Patrick Vallance, the Prime Minister said he had announced new lockdown measures last week because the number of Covid patients going into hospital had doubled.

Professor Whitty said the number of ICU admissions was clearly going "in the wrong direction", but was not threatening hospital capacity.

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