The UK's daily Covid case numbers have dipped, as 28,438 new daily coronavirus cases were recorded.
A total 28,438 new infections were recorded in the 24 hours to Monday.
Last Monday the figure rose by 25,161, meaning the figures have risen slightly week-to-week by 13%.
Daily deaths rose by 26 today, lifting the overall death toll to 130,979.
Figures on Mondays have typically trended lower on Mondays throughout the pandemic, due to data reporting lags.
On Sunday, case numbers rose by 26,750 as official figures showed 61 more people tragically lost their lives to the virus.
The latest figures come as self-isolation rules for fully vaccinated people in England changed - ending the 'pingdemic' summer.
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Double-jabbed contacts of Covid cases no longer legally have to isolate for 10 days if they are contacted by NHS Test and Trace, according to new official rules that kicked in today.
However there are some important exceptions.
Contacts are still being advised to take a ’PCR Covid test, although this will no longer be a legal requirement.
Anyone whose PCR test comes back positive must still isolate by law.
And close contacts must also still isolate by law if the infected person is a member of their own household.
But an expert warned the UK could face another “large” wave this September amid concerns the rule change could bring about complacent behaviour.
SAGE member Prof Neil Ferguson told the BBC: “It very much depends on the extent to which people do take that advice and get tested.
“Inevitably lifting some measure like this will slightly reduce the effectiveness of contact tracing - but only slightly, so long as people do take the advice to get tested and if they’re positive, isolate.”
Prof Ferguson warned there may still be a “large wave” of coronavirus in September or October as children returned to school and adults went back to offices.
However, he added that the protections afforded by vaccines meant “we’re not going to be stopping this wave with lockdown” and deaths were likely to be lower than in the second wave.
Monday's figures show another 882 patients were reported to have been admitted to hospital in the 24 hours to Monday.
More than three-quarters of adults in the UK are now vaccinated against the virus.
The latest figures show more than 47million have had at least one dose and 40m have had both.
The jabs rollout has been extended to 16 and 17-year-olds in England, who will be offered a first dose by Monday, August 23, ahead of the return to school.
