
Ambulances queue outside the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel as health authorities in England deal with a rising infection rate. Photo: Alamy
Ambulances queue outside the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel as health authorities in England deal with a rising infection rate. Photo: Alamy
‘Excess’ deaths in England and Wales rise to highest level since February
Mortality rate is 14 per cent above five-year average, official figures show