show there were 109,133 new infections in the latest 2a hour period. 19,721 people are in hospital with covid. another 335 were reported of people who died within 28 days of a positive test. on average in the past week, there were 261 deaths per day. 0n vaccinations, 36,079,875 people have had a boosterjab, that s more than 62.7% of those aged 12 and over. in france, where daily new infections hit more than 360,000 yesterday, the government has announced it is now reopening its borders to british travellers and holidaymakers. before christmas, france imposed a blanket ban on most people entering the country from the uk to try to slow the spread of 0micron. but from tomorrow, all vaccinated travellers willjust have to show a negative pcr or lateral flow taken