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The UK has recorded another 18,950 coronavirus cases and 136 more deaths related to the disease, official figures show.
This is less than the 19,790 positive tests and 151 deaths reported last Monday and less than the 23,254 new infections and 162 new deaths yesterday.
The new data comes after Britain surpassed one million cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic on Saturday.
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Wales recorded 1,646 cases in the last 24 hours and three new deaths, bringing its total numbers to 53,337 and 1,891, respectively.
Scotland reported no virus-related deaths, but 951 new cases, bringing the total number of reported infections to 66,012.
In total, 2,849 people have died within 28 days of contracting COVID-19 there.
In Northern Ireland, 493 people tested positive on Monday and recorded eight new deaths.
So far there have been 39,609 cases and 724 deaths there.
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Both Wales and Northern Ireland are on lockdown for a month, and Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon did not rule out the same thing happening in Scotland.
He said today at his daily press conference: “We cannot rule out that these actions will be necessary at some point.”
England will enter closure on Thursday and is expected to return to the three-tier system of local restrictions on December 2.
But cabinet minister Michael Gove and several scientists have questioned whether England will be able to reduce its infection rate enough to ease restrictions.
Boris Johnson today announced new help for freelancers during the second closure.
They will be able to claim government support equal to 80% of commercial profits.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak later said in a Twitter announcement: “We are increasing support for the self-employed from 40% of business earnings to 80% by November.
“SEISS is calculated in 3 months so the total grant increases from 40% to 55% of business profits from November to January and the maximum grant increases to £ 5,160.”
