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A further 397 coronavirus deaths have been reported in the UK, compared with 504 on Friday.
Another 15,539 cases were reported on Saturday compared to 16,298 the day before.
The latest figures have been published after the number of Deaths in the UK exceeded 60,000 Thursday.
Public Health Wales reported another 24 deaths on Saturday, bringing the total in Wales since the start of the pandemic to 2,695.
There have been another 1,645 coronavirus cases in Wales, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 87,077.
The surge in deaths comes as UK medical directors warned that the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine will only have a “marginal impact” on the number of hospitals during the winter as each of the four nations prepares to start administering the first doses next week.
The holiday gatherings are likely to put additional pressure on health services, with a difficult few months still ahead, experts said.
Preparations continue for the vaccination to be launched next week in what has been described as “one of the greatest challenges the NHS has ever faced.”
The first blows will be administered in each of the nations of the United Kingdom on Tuesday.
In Northern Ireland, it will be given at a mass vaccination center at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, while in Wales front-line NHS and social care staff will receive the country’s first coronavirus vaccine.
The first vaccines will also be carried out in Scotland next week, while the injections will be administered in hospital centers in England.
GPs in England have been told to be ready to start hiring COVID-19 vaccination centers before December 14.
In a letter to colleagues, the medical chiefs of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland said this winter would be “especially tough” for the health service due to the coronavirus.
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They said: “While the very welcome news about vaccines means that we can look to 2021 with greater optimism, the deployment of the vaccine will have only a marginal impact on reducing the number of people entering the healthcare service with COVID over the next few years. three months.
“The actions and self-discipline of the entire population during the lockdowns and other restrictions have helped reduce the peak and in most of the four nations the number of hospitals is likely to decline in the coming weeks, but not everywhere.
“The social mixing that occurs around Christmas may well put additional pressure on hospitals and general practice in the New Year and we must be prepared for that.”
Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer he was forced to re-isolate himself on Saturday after a member of his staff tested positive for coronavirus.
Meanwhile, the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber It has said that most of its theaters will be open again early next summer.
