the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. sean, i will have a bit more for you later on, but that is all i have for now. thank you very much for that, look forward to speaking to you later. the latest government figures show that in the past 24 hours, five deaths were reported — and 10,633 new infections were recorded. that means an average of 9,778 new cases per day in the last week. over 163,000 people received a first dose of the vaccine in the latest 24 hour period. more than 43.1 million people have now had theirfirstjab — that's around 81.9% of uk adults. over 109,000 people have had their second dose of the vaccine in the latest 24 hour period, meaning more than 31.4 million people have now had both doses — that's 59.7% of uk adults. the government is promising to give details in the next few weeks of a coronavirus vaccine booster programme for the autumn, after senior doctors said planning should be sped up. speaking on a visit