Covid-19: 167,000 people may have caught Covid in hospital during England's second wave study suggests

Upto 167,000 people may have contracted Covid-19 in hospitals in England between June 2020 and March 2021, during England’s second wave of the pandemic, a new study suggests.

Researchers who assessed Covid-19 infections between June 2020 and March 2021 said their findings show how many cases began in hospitals, revealing the scale of hospital transmissions and highlight contributing factors, including a limited number of single rooms. They also indicated hospitals needed to be better equipped to limit the transmission of future viruses.