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They show there were 32,181 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that means an average of 33,776 per day in the last week. the latest figures show there were 7,015 people in hospital being treated for covid on friday. 50 deaths were reported in the latest 24—hour period — people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. that takes the average deaths per day over the past week to 97. 0n vaccinations — 88.4% of people aged 16 and over have now had theirfirstjab. and 78.7% of the population aged 16 and over have had both doses. a four—year battle — to sav...

Today. —— the government dashboard. the number of people who tested positive, 32,181. 50 deaths come as you can see. the number of first dose vaccinations, 19,6a3. second dose, 66,000. so that takes the percentages on who has been vaccinated, 88.a% have had a first dose, 78.7% who have had both doses of the vaccination. more on those figures coming up. dinerfor diner for a dinerfor a look at diner for a look at the weather. good afternoon. we are probably getting fed up of this dreary weather, a lot of cloud around and some drizzle. there are changes on the horizon by the time we get to th...

Coronavirus briefing from downing street. just to take it to some of the key points from that briefing. the health secretary said there were signs the curtained lockdown is working but that this is not the moment to ease up on restrictions. —— at the current lockdown. he said how many people got vaccine on saturday alone with 6.5 million people having got theirfirst saturday alone with 6.5 million people having got their first dose of the vaccine and he also announced 78.7% of over 80s have not been vaccinated so that is almost four out of five people aged 80 and over. so despite the posit...

Life expectancy. 78.6 in 2016. down from 78.7 in 2015 which is a big point drop from 78.9 in 2014. joining me live is former democratic congressman patrick kennedy. he's a member of the presiden s president's. alarming, alarming, disturbing numbers. two-thirds of all those overdose deaths were opioid-related deaths. they increased 28% in a year. i would have thought that by 2016 we were starting to move in the right direction on this. >> ali, this isn't news. for anyone paying attention, this has been going on for years. what is news is that everyone's taking a victory lap on the tax cut while...

Dream and the canadian dream a thriving one? that's what my next guest asserts a former canadian diplomat. he's a contributor for "the boston globe" and clum nis for mcclains. welcome. >> thank you. >> you have a fascinating collection of data here. you point out when you lock at college degrees, 46% of americans have them, but 59% of canadians do. when you look at homeownership rates, 63% american, but 68% canadian. when you look at life expecta y expectancy, 78.7 years in america but 81.2 years this canada. so everything looks better in canada. why? >> it's a bit of a puzzle for us as canadi...