there's been an average of over 25,000 daily cases over the past week. but the uk government says this is manageable because the vaccine roll—out has meant hospitalisations — and deaths — are comparatively low. this graph shows the growth of cases in the second and the current third wave of the virus — which includes the new delta varient — with both growing rapidly. but this graph shows that current hospitalisations are lagging far behind the second wave — although they are still rising. and a similar pattern can been seen in the statistics for deaths. as you can see they are far fewer than in the last wave. mrjohnson has warned that covid infections across the uk were predicted to rise to 50,000 a day later this month. our political correspondent vicky young reports. (tx) all around us signs of life interrupted by a pandemic. instructions about where we can go, who we can see even in our own home and how far apart we must stand, but in two

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