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Another 2,988 coronavirus cases have been reported in the UK in the past 24 hours, government data showed.
It’s the highest daily number of new cases since May 22 and a 1,175 increase from Saturday’s figure, according to the UK government’s coronavirus control panel.
Scotland recorded 208 new cases on Sunday, its biggest daily increase in more than 17 weeks.
There were two more deaths in the 28 days after a positive test in the UK, the latest data shows.
Overall, 347,152 cases have been confirmed with 41,551 deaths recorded.
Wales recorded another 98 cases, its largest daily increase since June 30, and Northern Ireland recorded 106 new cases, its largest increase since April 25.
It came as tougher measures were introduced to limit domestic contacts in Bolton in an effort to halt the rise in coronavirus cases and avoid a complete local lockdown.
The infection rate in the area has risen to 99 cases per 100,000 people per week, the highest in England.
Commenting on Scotland’s rise, Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: “While this reflects the substantial opening of the economy, it reminds us of the need to implement countermeasures.”
He added that the “first line of defense” is to “take better care of facial coverage, hygiene and distance.”
The increased demand for testing prompted the heads in charge of the coronavirus testing system to apologize after it emerged that UK labs were struggling to keep up with demand.
The detection capacity was described last week as “maximum”: 170,000 tests are being processed a day, up from 100,000 in mid-June.
Meanwhile, speaking earlier Sunday, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the economy “needs people to get back to work.”
Raab acknowledged that there is likely to be a “bit more” remote work in the future.
However, he added: “It is important to send a message that we need Britain to get back on track, with the economy running at full throttle.”
Raab also played down suggestions that coronavirus testing at airports would help travelers avoid mandatory quarantine.
