regular spot checks to ensure that prices are accurate and providers are legitimate. but the summer season has nearly come to an end, and for some, testing has already left a nasty aftertaste. caroline davies, bbc news. the latest government coronavirus figures show there were 31,914 new infections recorded in the latest 24 hour period, which means on average there were 32,981 new cases per day, in the last week. the most recent figures show there were almost 6,500 people in hospital with the virus on thursday. a0 deaths were recorded in the past 2a hours, with an average of 100 deaths a day in the past week. 0n vaccinations, 87.7% of adults in the uk have now had theirfirstjab, and 76.9% have had two. the government says it s met its target of offering all 16 and 17 year olds in england a single dose of the covid jab. more than a million young people became eligible earlier this month
so now that those select few are removed, we think that, you know, the industry can now show its capability, focusing on quality of service as well as obviously trying to reduce the price at the same time. this provider has done over a million tests, and it s please to a million tests, and it s pleased to say it hasn t been getting a warning. this is where the pcr tests are first processed when they arrived. testing for holidays has been going on for months, but complaints about some operators have been going on for almost the same amount of time. it s meant that there have been some questions about why the government is only taking action now. we are really talking about the most basic of checks, we are talking about does the company exist? does the price it says it s going to sell the test at, does that exist? there are lots of other problems behind us, so good news that the government is taking action, but my goodness, it really has taken a long time. the government has said it will
criticism for not keeping a close enough i as to what is going on. some say a particular price on the website and when you go to them they are more expensive or not available at all. some people have said they have paid for tears and not receive results or have received them very late. even as test providers have complained there are cowboys operating in this market. the government has said now that 80 providers will be given a two strike warning. that is for misleading prices, their prices will have to be updated, and they could be removed from the list entirely if they are found to be doing this again. 57 companies have been removed because they no longer exist because they don t provide these tests. the government says it will conduct regular spot checks. this has been welcome, but there has been criticism it has taken so long, particularly by the consumer group, upper case witch? they also point out the fact that so many of these
for almost the same amount of time. it s meant that there have been some questions about why the government is only taking action now. we are really talking about the most basic of checks we are talking about, does the company exist? does the price it says it s going to sell the test at, does that exist? there are lots of other problems behind us, so good news that the government is taking action, but my goodness, it really has taken a long time. the government has said it will do regular spot checks to ensure that prices are accurate and providers are legitimate. but the summer season has nearly come to an end, and for some testing has already left a nasty aftertaste. caroline davies, bbc news. total of 828 migrates across the channel to arrive at the uk on saturday, a record for a single day. the previous record for people arriving in a single day was just under 600. environmental activists extinction rebellion have blocked
the government lists these providers on their website with the cheapest at the top down to the most expensive. it has come under criticism for not keeping a close enough eye as to what is going on. some say a particular price on the website, when you go to them they are more expensive or not available at all. some people have said they have paid for tests and not received results or have received them very late. even some test providers have complained there are cowboys operating in this market. the government has said now that 82 providers will be given what they call a two strike warning. that is for misleading prices, so their prices will have to be updated, and they could be removed from the list entirely if they are found to be doing this again. 57 companies have been removed because they no longer exist or because they don t provide these tests. the government says it will also conduct regular spot checks. this has been generally welcomed, but there has been criticism it has take