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Another 231 people have died from coronavirus in the UK, compared with 397 on Saturday.
Another 17,272 cases were reported on Sunday compared to 15,539 the day before.
The latest figures indicate that the total number of people who have died in the UK in the 28 days after a positive test has risen to 61,245.
There have been more than 1.7 million coronavirus cases in the UK since the start of the pandemic, official data shows.
The latest figures have been published after the number of Deaths in the UK exceeded 60,000 Thursday.
A christmas market in the center of Nottingham it has been closed after criticism for the lack of social distancing.
Images shared online showed large crowds flooding Old Market Square on Saturday, with hundreds of people apparently breaking the rules by being too close to one another.
Old Market Square in Nottingham was packed with people on Saturday. Photo: Benjamin Elton
Meanwhile, a senior physician has said that the government needs to provide “very clear” information on how the prioritization of the COVID-19 vaccine will work.
The vaccines will be administered at dozens of hospitals starting Tuesday, reportedly dubbed “V-Day” by Health Secretary Matt Hancock, with people 80 and over, nursing home workers and NHS workers running a higher risk the first to receive the vaccine.
The British Medical Association (BMA) said there have been “mixed messages” so far about when people at highest risk can expect to be vaccinated.
BMA Board Chairman Dr. Chaand Nagpaul said: “It is great news that the most important vaccination program in recent times is soon underway and becoming a reality, and clinicians from all backgrounds health care are ready to play their role. “
“As we work together to defeat this terrible virus, it is right that those most at risk are the first to receive the vaccine.
“It is now essential that effective and comprehensive public information is delivered to all of our communities to ensure that those who most urgently need the vaccine come forward for it in the weeks and months to come.
“We also need the government to be very clear about how this prioritization will work – we’ve already seen mixed messages about when nursing homes, high-risk patients in the community and NHS staff can expect to be vaccinated, and many will be disappointed. that they will have to wait several weeks longer than originally indicated by the government.
“In the first phase of the pandemic, a significant number of health workers became seriously ill and many lost their lives due to the virus, and we must prevent further unnecessary deaths or forced absences from work.”
The Queen It is reported that he will receive the COVID-19 vaccine in a few weeks and will make it public later.
