The UK's official Covid-19 death toll has risen by one to 41,499.
Data released this afternoon by the Department of Health revealed that 1,715 new cases have been confirmed in the past 24 hours.
There are currently 764 Covid-19 patients in hospital, with 60 in ventilator beds.
Earlier today health authorities confirmed a further three hospital deaths, bringing the number of coronavirus patients to die in hospitals to 34,199.
This includes people who died in previous days.
The deaths were reported from the East of England, the North West and the South West, with Wales, Scotland and Nothern Ireland all reporting zero fatalities in hospitals in the past 24 hours.
The Department of Health figures include those who died in other settings, such as care homes and private addresses.
Last Sunday there were six confirmed Covid-19 deaths, up one from five a fortnight ago.
The number of confirmed cases around the world has now passed 25 million, amid fears Europe is being hit by a second wave.
Latest data showed steady global growth as the disease's epicentre shifts again, with India taking centre stage from the United States and Latin America.
India's single-day tally of 78,761 new coronavirus infections on Sunday exceeded the one-day increase of 77,299 reported by the United States in mid-July.
The south Asian country's surge took the global caseload to 25,074,751.
Around the world, there have been more than 840,000 deaths, considered a lagging indicator given the two-week incubation period of the virus.
Saturday saw another 12 coronavirus deaths in the UK reported, taking the total to 41,498. A further 1,108 people also tested positive for Covid-19.
The latest figures were announced after Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned that a second wave of coronavirus in England this winter could lead to nationwide lockdown restrictions.
Mr Hancock said restrictions may not be eased over Christmas to avoid an increased in the number of infections, and the reopening of schools next week presents new challenges in stopping the spread of the virus.
A recent report by the government's scientific advisers has warned there could be up to 81,000 excess deaths directly attributed to Covid-19 between July and next March in a worst-case scenario.
Mr Hancock said a second wave could be "avoidable but it's not easy", with schools reopening next week presenting new challenges in stopping the spread of the virus.
BBC's Newsnight reported that a "reasonable worst-case planning assumption" presented to the Government warned there could be up to 81,000 excess deaths directly attributed to Covid-19 between July and next March.
The broadcaster said the scenario was laid out in a document signed off by the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) for the Cabinet Office at the end of July.
