am i saying that, if we don t do our bit, get vaccinated, you know, all those behavioural changes that we can make, that we are more likely to face restrictions as we head into winter? i am saying that. i think we ve been really clear that we ve all got a role to play. he also announced deals to secure two new treatments for covid patients, which would be available for the nhs if approved by regulators, but that could be a few months away. in the meantime, the virus threat is still looming. hugh pym, bbc news. let s confirm the latest officialfigures for the uk. the number of new infections in the last week was up 17% compared to the previous week. there were 49,139 new infections recorded in the latest 24 hour period. it means there were 45,799 cases on average per day in the past week. the number of people in hospital with covid is slowly rising.
the health secretary has warned that there could be up to 100 thousand covid cases a day this winter, as the number of new cases keeps rising. sajid javid urged millions of people who are still unvaccinated to come forward saying the uk is in a race between the virus and the vaccine, but the gap is narrowing. mrjavid said tighter restrictions under the government s plan b such as the return of compulsory face coverings in england and a return to working from home will not be introduced at this point. although he did advise wearing face masks in crowded settings. the number of cases across the uk has been rising sharply and the seven day average is standing at 45,799 cases per day 7 one of the highest weekly figures of new reported cases in the world although deaths are well below the winter peak. here s our health editor, hugh pym. reflecting mounting pressure on the
vaccination programmes, particularly around the flu. around the flu. thank you very much to all of you- the number of new cases has been rising fast across the uk with infections in the last week up 17% compared to the week before. the latest daily figures show there were 49,139 new infections recorded in the latest 24 hours, which means there were 45,799 cases on average per day, in the past week. the number of people in hospital with covid is slowly rising it s now 7,891. there were another 179 deaths recorded, days of a positive test (an15) on average there were 136 deaths per day, in the past week.
covid restrictions are likely to be reimposed in england if progress in giving people their booster vaccinations is not satisfactory. that s the warning from the health secretary, sajid javid, who said that the number of new infections could rise to 100,000 a day, raising the prospect of another phase of mandatory face coverings, working from home and vaccine passports in some crowded settings. the seven day average of new cases in the uk stands at 45,799, one of the highest figures in the world, although the number of deaths is well below the winter peak. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, has the latest. queues of ambulances waiting to hand over patients at some hospitals tell their own story the nhs under intensifying pressure, coping with a range of health conditions, and all that before winter has started to bite. and today, the health secretary
of its picture to but also highlight some of its excesses from the vaccination but also of its excesses from the vaccination but also some of the risks that lay ahead but also some of the risks that lay ahead of but also some of the risks that lay ahead of us but also some of the risks that lay ahead of us this winter. the first slide ahead of us this winter. the first slide issuing is the number of individuals who have had at least one positive covid 19 test result, this is one positive covid 19 test result, this is right one positive covid 19 test result, this is right across the uk and brings this is right across the uk and brings us this is right across the uk and brings us up to the 20th of october. what brings us up to the 20th of october. what we brings us up to the 20th of october. what we can see there is that since yesterday what we can see there is that since yesterday we have had 49,139 people testing yesterday we have had 49,139 people testing positiv