highest level for nearly eight months. combined with the usual winter pressure such as flu calls for government action may be difficult to ignore. the governments latest coronavirus figures show that there are 44,985 new infections recorded in the latest 24 hour period which means an average, there 47,618 new cases reported per day in the last week. there were 8238 people in the hospital with covid—19 as of thursday. under 35 deaths were reported and as a people who died within 20 days of covid—19 tests. and on the past week, garage 33 deaths announced every day. court documents suggest that the actor alec baldwin was told his gun was safe before he fatally shot a crew the subs with them. he is questioned