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North Tees hospital boss issues warning over North East Covid rates

A HOSPITAL boss has warned the pandemic remains a "massive problem" as hospital admissions continue to surge just days after almost all restrictions were lifted.

The medical director at North Tees and Hartlepool Foundation Trust issued a warning as he said surging case rates across the region were beginning to impact admissions.

He said the number of patients had gone from zero to 35 in just a fortnight as he revealed the majority of patients are young or middle-aged.

It comes as the Government was last night urged to act as shocking figures showed eight of ten areas in the North East had the highest rates in England.

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