First of all, the sheer volume problem:

Whilst it’s true that the number of 'incidental' Covid patients — people being treated primarily for another reason — has risen steeply during Omicron wave, the number with serious Covid is also now rising very quickly. pic.twitter.com/4bnvmEENyW

— John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) January 4, 2022