The number of UK coronavirus cases have risen by 4,044 in another sharp increase. The number of deaths from Covid-19 in Britain also rose by 13, taking the death toll to 42,001.
England reported another 3,316 infections, Scotland 222, Wales 286 and Northern Ireland 220, taking the total number of cases in Britain to 439,013.
The number of new infections is one of the lowest daily rises compared to recent days. Another 5,693 cases were confirmed on Sunday, 6,042 on Saturday and a record 6,874 on Friday.
It is the lowest rise in cases since Sunday, September 20 when 3,899 new cases were reported in a 24-hour period. Last Monday, the number of new coronavirus cases grew by 4,386, which was the highest rise on a Monday since April 20.