days of a positive test. 115 covid—related deaths were recorded on average every day in the past week. 0n vaccinations just over 537,000 people a day had boosters on average in the past seven days, bringing the total to more than 25.4 million people. london is currently being hit hardest by the wave of new infections. case rates in the capital are the highest and rising the fastest. hospital admissions are also on the rise too. with so many people becoming infected at the same time, there are concerns about staffing levels, not least in the nhs. our health editor hugh pym reports from st george's hospital in tooting, south london. in intensive care staff know that a covid wave is coming their way again. patient numbers have already started creeping up and they have been warned to prepare for more in a few weeks' time. we have been told to try and plan for at least as bad as last winter,