number of cases and staff shortages will be one key test of the government's strategy and the approach. it's one that labour will hold them to account over.- hold them to account over. many thanks for _ hold them to account over. many thanks for all that. _ the latest estimate suggests that 3.7 million people in the uk had covid last week — up from 2.3 million over the previous seven days. today's latest covid figures show the uk has reported a further i9a,747 new cases. let's speak to our health correspondent nick triggle. that's a big drunk. -- jump. could that's a big drunk. -- “ump. could be sloping — that's a big drunk. -- “ump. could be sloping and h that's a big drunk. -- “ump. could be sloping and at _ that's a big drunk. -- jump. could be sloping and at some _ that's a big drunk. -- jump. could be sloping and at some point - be sloping and at some point peaking. i'm afraid and today's figures, there's no such sign with