NEW: latest data now show a clear rise in hospital admissions in the UK, and numbers could climb rapidly.

Admissions & patient numbers in the North West are ~straight lines on a log-scale: exponential growth

Our story, with @mroliverbarnes & @AndyBounds: https://t.co/r88OUAEdUs pic.twitter.com/vuaAoHh5WA

— John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) June 8, 2021