The 'second peak' of cases comes as the government rolls out a vaccination programme to give 14 million 'at risk' people the swine flu jab.
Today's figures from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) found the largest increase was seen in the one to four-year-olds category.
As many as one in three children are expected to get the swine flu virus at some point, and approximately 12 per cent of the population are predicted to contract the infection over the coming months.
The HPA today reiterated that the disease severity continues to be monitored, but is generally mild in most people, proving severe in a small minority of cases. As of yesterday morning there were 751 patients in hospitals with swine flu in England, and the number of deaths since the outbreak stood at 97.
The HPA estimates a cumulative total number of cases of 521,000 since the pandemic began.
Today's figures from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) found the largest increase was seen in the one to four-year-olds category.
As many as one in three children are expected to get the swine flu virus at some point, and approximately 12 per cent of the population are predicted to contract the infection over the coming months.
The HPA today reiterated that the disease severity continues to be monitored, but is generally mild in most people, proving severe in a small minority of cases. As of yesterday morning there were 751 patients in hospitals with swine flu in England, and the number of deaths since the outbreak stood at 97.
The HPA estimates a cumulative total number of cases of 521,000 since the pandemic began.
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