The UK has recorded 504 more deaths and 16,298 new coronavirus cases.
Coronavirus infection rates in England have dropped across all regions except the northeast, while the UK’s R rate has further fallen to 0.8-1, according to new data.
Coronavirus-linked deaths in the UK, within 28 days of a positive test, yesterday passed 60,000.
The total number of confirmed cases in the UK now stands at 1,690,432, with 60,617 deaths.