According to Sky News, this is the smallest increase in COVID-19 cases in the UK since September last year.

The day before, the daily growth of cases was 2061, and those who died - 32.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, COVID-19 has been confirmed in almost 4.4 million people, more than 127.3 thousand have died.

According to the latest data, the number of those who received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine exceeded 33.6 million - or half of the total population of the country.