The UK has recorded another 598 coronavirus deaths and a further 20,051 cases in the latest 24-hour period.
It is the highest daily number of fatalities since 6 May.
On Monday, there were 21,363 people in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus and 213 fatalities.
England is already in the middle of a national lockdown, and in Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has put 11 areas into the highest band of measures for the first time since introducing a regional system of restrictions.
Wales has come out of its temporary “fire breaker” but is still banning most social mixing in people’s homes, and Northern Ireland has extended its “circuit breaker” so stricter limits remain on what businesses can open.
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