percent of people aged 16 or over have had theirfirstjab, while 81.9 per cent are now double vaccinated. staff, pupils and parents at at rushey green primary school in south east london are said to be devastated by the death of one of their teachers. sabina nessa was described as kind, caring and absolutely dedicated to her pupils . her death is being treated as a murder, and a man in his 40s who was arrested on suspicion of killing her has been released while further investigations continue. the former conservative health secretary lord fowler has offered his deep sympathies to thousands of nhs patients who were treated with contaminated blood products in the 1980s. thousands of people died as a result. patients with haemophilia and other disorders were given blood infected with hiv and hepatitis,
mr litvinenko, who became a british citizen, was fatally poisoned with radioactive polonium 21o which was put in his tea. a public inquiry conducted a decade later concluded that the killing was probably approved by president putin. the latest official figures on the pandemic in the uk. there were 31,564 new infections recorded in the latest 24 hour period. that means in the past week an average of 31,083 new cases per day. latest figures showed over 7,700 people with covid are being treated in hospital in the uk. another 203 deaths have been recorded, of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid test. the average number of deaths per day in the last week is now 144. 0n vaccinations, 89.4% of people aged 16 or over have had theirfirstjab, while 81.9% are now double vaccinated.
on vaccinations, 89.4% of people aged 16 or over have had theirfirstjab, while 81.9%, are now double vaccinated. children with mental health problems, are facing long waits for treatment in england, with parents saying they re desperate for help. a bbc investigation has found that a fifth of patients had to wait longer than 12 weeks. our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson, has been meeting some of those desperate to get help for their children. her report contains some details, you may find upsetting. when things get tough this is where sue comes. her teenage daughter, who s self harmed, has been waiting for mental health treatment for almost two and a half years. when she does receive that help, you know, we don t know now how
we ll be speaking to our scotland correspondent about the game with croatia. the latest covid data for the uk has been released, in the latest 24 hour period there have been 11,625 new covid i9 cases and 27 deaths within 28 days of a positive test, that s compared to 10,633 cases and five deaths reported yesterday. vaccine numbers continue to rise, with 81.9% of the adult population having received their first vaccine and nearly 60% having had their second jab. nicola sturgeon has confirmed that the easing of coronavirus restriction levels in scotland will be postponed untiljuly i9. the first minister also revealed that the aim is to lift all major remaining legal restrictions on 9th august. let s listen to what she had to say in the scottish parliament. if we can move as hoped to level zero on the 19th ofjuly, that would