70,921; new infections, in the latest 24—hour period. that means an average of nearly 108,000 new cases per day, in the last week. another 88 deaths were reported of people who died within 28 days of a positive test. on average in the past week, there were 262 deaths per day. vaccinations are continuing at a slower pace. on average in the last week nearly 124,000 people per day had a boosterjab. 63.3% of the population, aged 12 or over, have now had three doses. the headlines on bbc news... the man who took four people hostage at a synagogue in texas has been identified by the fbi as a british citizen novak djokovic has been deported from australia, afterjudges rejected the unvaccinated tennis star�*s appeal to stay in the country on public health grounds.