BBCNEWS BBC News January 11, 2022 20:49:00
Were 157,600 new cases per day over the last week. the number of people in hospital is rising, almost 20,000. there have been more deaths. on average in the last week, there were 237 deaths per day. on two vaccinations now. 36 million people have had their boosterjab, meaning that more than 62.3% of those aged 12 or above have had three doses of the vaccine. anyone who records a positive lateral flow test but doesn't have symptoms no longer needs to take a pcr test. it is hoped that easing this role will free up testing capacity for key workers amid concerns over staff shortages.