BBCNEWS BBC News at Ten October 22, 2021 21:05:00
Largely driven so far by infections among schoolchildren, though vaccinations of under—16s have only been under way for a month. data for england last week from the 0ns reveals that the sharpest rises in case rates were among children, but there were slight increases recorded as well, amongst some older age groups. covid hospital admissions are also rising, up nearly 20% week on week. the sage experts say it's unlikely that they'll go higher than the peak injanuary, but planning for possible new measures should begin now. hugh pym, bbc news. well, the government's latest coronavirus figures ...