As it happened: UK records a further 100 Covid deaths

Summary

The UK has recorded a further 32,700 Covid cases in the past 24 hours, as well as 100 more deaths within 28 days of a positive test
ONS data from community tests in England show one in every 75 people had Covid in the week to 6 August
While positive tests "continued to be high", ONS estimates suggest "an overall decreasing trend" over the past two weeks
England's R number is estimated at between 0.8 and 1, down slightly from 0.8 and 1.1 last week
Nearly a third of adults aged under 30 in England haven't had a Covid jab, according to NHS England estimates
Analysis of UK hospitals shows that, overall, more than one in 10 people in hospital with Covid caught the virus while they were there
The competition watchdog is investigating the price of PCR Covid tests, after high costs were blamed for putting people off travel
US drug regulators have given approval for immunocompromised Americans to get an additional Covid jab as a booster

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Edited by Hamish Mackay

30% of England's young adults not jabbedpublished at 08:34 British Summer Time 13 August 2021
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Three in 10 adults under the age of 30 have not had a first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, according to NHS England estimates.
Uptake is around 81% for people in their 30s and 89% for those in their 40s. It is 90% in all other age groups.
The lower rate among younger adults persists despite concerted efforts to encourage uptake. Food delivery and ride-hailing firms including Uber, Bolt and Deliveroo have been offering incentives to get people vaccinated.
Dr Mary Ramsay, Public Health England's head of immunisations, said infection rates were highest in this age group and stressed that Covid-19 "can be serious for some".
Responding to the figures, the prime minister tweeted, external that it was "fantastic" that 70% of adults under 30 "have come forward to get vaccinated".
But he added: "Please get your jab if you haven't already. It is our best route to beating the virus and getting back to the things we love."
The latest headlinespublished at 08:23 British Summer Time 13 August 2021
Here's what you need to know this morning:
- The prime minister has urged people to get vaccinated against Covid after it emerged that 30% of adults under the age of 30 in England have not had a jab.
- A major analysis of the spread of Covid within hospitals has shown a massive gulf in ability to contain the virus during the first wave.
- The competition watchdog has said it will investigate the price of PCR Covid tests "immediately", after travel industry bosses blamed high costs for putting people off travel overseas.
- The UK economy grew by 4.8% between April and June, according to official figures, as most businesses emerged from lockdown.
- The first week of August saw 1.7m active job ads in the UK, with the largest rise in ads for photographers and broadcasting equipment operators.
- But Pret a Manger has told its staff that a temporary pay cut will now be made permanent as trade remains "significantly below" pre-Covid levels.
- Fully vaccinated people in Northern Ireland will no longer have to self-isolate if they are a close contact of someone who tests positive, from Monday.
- In the US, drug regulators have given approval for immunocompromised Americans to get an additional Covid jab as a booster to help stave off infection and illness.
Good morningpublished at 08:21 British Summer Time 13 August 2021
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