An average of 2,660 patients per day were in hospital with flu in England last week – the highest ever for this time of year.
"This unprecedented wave of super flu is leaving the NHS facing a worse-case scenario for this time of year," NHS national medical director Professor Meghana Pandit said.
NHS England said there are now enough flu patients to fill more than three whole hospital trusts.
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