including one developed by oxford university. bed nets, insecticides and antimalarial treatments will also continue to play a crucial role in tackling this ancient scourge which, despite today's positive news, is farfrom being defeated. fergus walsh, bbc news. let's take a look at the uk's latest coronavirus figures. the official data shows there were 39,851 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, the highest daily number for a month. on average, just over 311,000 new cases were reported per day in the last week. 6,836 people were in hospital with coronavirus across the uk yesterday. there were 143 deaths of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. 110 deaths were announced on average every day in the past week.