who died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. 108 deaths were announced on average every day in the past week. 85.4% of the adult population have had their first dose of a vaccine and 78.4% have had both doses. more than 40 million people across the uk are being offered a flu vaccine this year in the nhs s biggest campaign against the illness. health officials are worried because this will be the first winter that covid and flu will be in full circulation at the same time. research shows those infected with both viruses are more than twice as likely to die as someone with covid alone. here s our medical editor fergus walsh. don t forget flu. with all the focus on covid, it would be easy to underestimate influenza. so how dangerous is flu?
in the latest 24 hour period. on average 35,185 new cases were reported per day in the last week. 6,763 people were in hospital with coronavirus across the uk yesterday. there were 127 deaths, that s of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. 108 deaths were announced on average every day in the past week. 85.4% of the population aged 12 or over have had their first dose of a vaccine, and 78.4% have had both doses. more than a0 million people across the uk are being offered a flu vaccine this year in the nhs s biggest campaign against the illness. health officials are worried because this will be the first winter that covid and flu will be in full circulation at the same time. research shows those infected with both viruses are more than twice as likely to die
let s have a look at the latest uk coronavirus tickets issued this afternoon. let s take a look at the uk s latest coronavirus figures. the government data shows there were 36,060 new infections recorded in the latest 2a hour period. on average 35,185 new cases were reported per day, in the last week. 6,763 people were in hospital with coronavirus across the uk yesterday. there were 127 deaths, that s of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. 108 deaths were announced on average every day in the past week. 85.4% of the population aged 12 or over have had their first dose of a vaccine and 78.4% have had both doses.
in a bid to keep both viruses at bay this winter. fergus walsh, bbc news. let s take a look at the uk s latest coronavirus figures. the government data shows there were 36,060 new infections recorded in the latest 2a hour period on average 35,185 new cases were reported per day, in the last week. 6,763 people were in hospital with coronavirus across the uk yesterday. there were 127 deaths, that s of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. 108 deaths were announced on average every day in the past week. 85.4% of the population aged 12 or over have had their first dose of a vaccine and 78.4% have had both doses. the headlines on bbc news.
and there were 33,196 new infections recorded in the uk in the latest 24 hour period, which means on average there were 34,361 new cases per day in the last week. 61 deaths were recorded in the past 2a hours, with an average of 114 deaths a day in the past week. 0n vaccinations, 88.3% of adults in the uk have now had theirfirst jab and 78.4% have had both doses now. hurricane ida has made landfall in the us state of louisiana, with winds of 150mph. the authorities have warned of catastrophic damage, with forecasts that the storm could be the worst to hit the state for more than 150 years. tens of thousands of people have already left low lying areas, where there are fears a tidal surge could overwhelm flood defences. 0ur correspondent nada tawfik reports from new orleans.