already been warned that emergency services will not be able to reach the man to stay inside. and can do when the efforts in recovery is a surgeon covid cases. it is a dangerous mix here in louisiana. the number of new covid cases reported in scotland has hit another record high of more than seven thousand in the last 2a hours. it comes as the scottish health secretary warned that the nhs was facing a perfect storm of pressure. the latest uk coronavirus figures from the government show there were 33,196 new infections recorded 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. on vaccinations, 88.3% of adults in the uk have now had their firstjab, and 78.4% have had both doses now.
and a total 78.4% of the population have now received both doses of a coronavirus vaccine. a shortage of blood tubes means gps are having to make difficult choices about who gets blood tests, the british medical association has warned. the bma said shortages across hospitals and gp surgeries were severe and if the nhs did not reduce usage in the coming days even the most clinically important blood tests may be at risk. the department of health said it is working to restore normal supply and there continues to be stock in place. tens of thousands of people are fleeing for safety from the us state of louisiana as a powerful hurricane gets closer. hurricane ida is expected on make landfall this evening with winds expected to top 130 miles per hour. a little earlier i spoke to darren bett from the bbc weather centre and i began by asking him how far away the hurricane was
78.4%, that s how many people still don t have electricity, people waiting in line for gas, money, food and water isn t getti getting everywhere it needs to go. president trump pushed the governor to do it as well. did the united states, did your government when we came in, did we do a great job, military, first responders, fema? did we do a great job? you responded immediately, sir, and you did so, you know, calm and brought they have been on the phone with me essentially every day since the disaster. that sounded kind of familiar because it s not the first time the president has looked for compliments from those around him. he does it all the way around the table sometimes. so i think what we ll do, most of you know most of the people around the room, just go around and just your name and position. mr. president, we thank you for the opportunity and the blessing that you ve given us to serve your agenda. it s an honor to be your steward of our public lands.
some other numbers. it s been four weeks and a day since hurricane maria hit puerto rico knocking out power to the whole island, destroying homes and roads and bridges, leaving towns full of people barely getting by. four weeks and a day later more than 28% of puerto rico has no access to drinking water. just this week ed lavandera found people collecting and drinking water from a super fund site. here s another number 78.4%, that s how many people still don t have electricity, people waiting in line for gas, money, food and water isn t getting everywhere it needs to go. but it wasn t enough for the president to praise himself, he pushed the governor of puerto rico, who was sitting next to him, to do it as well. did the united states, did your government when we came in, did we do a great job, military, first responders, fema? did we do a great job? you responded immediately, sir, and you did so, you know, calm and brought they have been on the phone with me essentially every day
90% of catholics in ireland attended mass every week in 1984. in 2011, only 18% of them did. it got us thinking, if religious attitudes in historically pious ireland are changing so dramatically, what does the future hold for religion around the world? if you look at recent trends in the united states, the most christian nation in the world, religion is on the wane. according to a recent report from the pew research center, self-described christians dropped from 78.4% of the population to 70.6% of the population. a nearly eight-point drop in just seven years. the religiously unaffiliated, like atheists and agnostics, increased from 16.1% to 22.8% over that time. what s more, the decline in christians is happening across the board among the young and the old. blacks, whites, and latinos and