The main message of this diagram - at least to my eyes - is that it highlights wide regional differences in bed occupancy due to Covid. I've only cursorily glanced at the linked site but it seems to be primarily focused on 'designated areas' which are for those - almost overwhelmingly people over 65 - being discharged to care homes or who need on-going social support after leaving hospital. So is the diagram for total bed occupancy for all age groups or for those over 65 who were most heavily affected by Covid?

The narrative accompanying the diagram says this "The average COVID-19 occupancy rate was 27% in the seven days to 12 January, compared with 22% in the previous seven days. Two trusts currently have rates above 50%; more than half of their beds are occupied by patients with confirmed COVID-19.

So, on average, a little over one quarter of beds were occupied by Covid patients - I wonder how this compares with other respiratory conditions during a 'normal' year? Didn't 'flu cases decline dramatically during the main year of Covid?

There's still a good deal of animosity and acrimony on this site around what happened in the Covid era. I don't think it's a binary choice; it's possible to hold more than one thought at a time in our heads. I've no doubt that Covid was real and dangerous for some people. I also believe that the supposed mitigation regime imposed on us was totally disproportionate to the risks and was known to be so by many of those doing the imposing. It was highly destructive of the lives, health and well-being of a huge number of people. They shouldn't be ignored.