the number of people in hospital with covid is 16,510, there were 338 deaths reported, that s of people who died within 28 days of a positive test, though there will be some who died of other causes. on average in the past week, 263 deaths were announced every day. 0n vaccinations, just over 37 million people have now had a boosterjab, which means 6a.5%% of those aged 12 and over, have now had three vaccine doses. hugh pym is with me. sajid javid says a new chapter in the battle against covid has opened, 0micron is in retreat. what is he basing that on? omicron is in retreat. what is he basing that on? basing that on? yes, it s interesting basing that on? yes, it s interesting that - basing that on? yes, it s interesting that he s - basing that on? yes, it s i interesting that he s made basing that on? yes, it s - interesting that he s made those comments on a day when cases have continued to plateau, to level off. in england, between 80,000 90,000 a day, and with the same sort of s
understanding what is their role in this. he spoke from the heart and the head, and he showed the skills and abilities to take the organisation forward. and i think he is a good candidate. goad organisation forward. and i think he is a good candidate. is a good candidate. good to talk to ou, the is a good candidate. good to talk to you. the former is a good candidate. good to talk to you, the former metropolitan - is a good candidate. good to talk to | you, the former metropolitan police superintendent. official estimates released this morning show the uk economy grew by 7.5 percent last year, despite a slight dip in december caused by the omicron variant of coronavirus. last year s rebound came after a nine point 4% collapse in 2020, as the covid pandemic spread and lockdown rules were imposed. the chancellor rishi sunak was asked if we are now past the worst of the pandemic economic hit. well, today s figures show that, despite omicron, the economy was remarkably resilient. we wer
looking at these yearly figures, but we also had the worst 2020, as well. we should not forget that, as well. but, yes, these figures are encouraging. if you are in the hospitality and retail sectors you may be thinking, where is this growth? we were hit quite hard by the omicron variant, especially those two sectors, and the economy looks like it is recovering. last week the bank of england downgraded its forecast for 2022 growth, saying the economy would grow by 3.75%. so there are headwinds ahead. we have there are headwinds ahead. we have the energy bills and the price cap coming on in april. a lot of people will feel the pinch, as you say. we can talk more about this withjosie dent, managing at economic business research. thank you forjoining us. the figures are better than expected yearly. worse than expected quarterly but better than expected monthly. it would be an economist?!
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ramp this situation. at the moment there is no resolution on that front and we do not know where these negotiations might go. the headlines on bbc news: the uk s most senior police officer quits. dame cressida dick said she d been left with no choice but to step down as metropolitan police commissioner. president biden tells american citizens remaining in ukraine to leave, saying he would not send troops to evacuate them should russia invade. official estimates released this morning show the uk economy grew by 7.5 percent last year, despite a slight dip in december caused by the omicron variant of coronavirus.