data does notjustify changing the rules. the government's latest coronavirus figures show there were 39,962 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means on average 46,920 new cases were reported per day in the last week. there were 8,238 people in hospital with covid. as of thursday, 72 deaths were reported. that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—i9 test. on average in the past week, 124 deaths were announced every day. the uk's largest supermarket chain, tesco, says an attempt a to hack its computer systems is behind problems with its website and app. shoppers have been unable to book deliveries or amend existing orders for nearly two days. tesco says it's working hard to restore services. our business correspondent katy austin is here.