ICU admissions for last 7 flu seasons compared to COVID in England

NEW: a common response to reports of hospitals struggling this winter is "it’s no different to a bad flu season!"

I’ve tracked down historical data on flu ICU admissions, including winter 2017-18, a record high.

Here’s how England’s Covid winter compares to a bad flu season 📹 pic.twitter.com/tsExrDZM31

— John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) January 7, 2021