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New figures show hospitalisations from 'super flu' have surged by more than half in just one week.

Health chiefs say an average of 2,660 patients per day were in a hospital bed with flu last week - up 55 per cent from last week. This is the highest ever for this time of year, with enough flu patients each day to fill more than three whole hospitals.

It’s putting a huge strain on A&E departments and ambulances - which is something my colleague James Holt can attest to. He found himself needing an ambulance for his partner earlier this month and was told the wait was more than four hours. View 8 Images

When they arrived at North Manchester General Hospital emergency department they found tempers flaring, lights flickering and patients waiting four hours just t

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