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Which virus is hospitalising more?
The story reveals that COVID-19 hospital admissions rose to 2.04 per 100,000 people, while flu admissions were 1.97 per 100,000. This means COVID-19 is currently leading to slightly more hospitalisations than flu, despite flu activity being unusually high for the time of year.
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