The UK's coronavirus death toll has risen by eight and the number of confirmed cases has remained stubbornly high - increasing by 744.
Figures released today show the overall death toll in the UK is 46,201. The total number of positive cases stands at 304,695.
The news comes as the Health Secretary said a second wave of coronavirus is "starting to roll across Europe". Matt Hancock said: “I am worried about a second wave. "I think you can see a second wave starting to roll across Europe and we’ve got to do everything we can to prevent it from reaching these shores and to tackle it." Since lockdown the lowest number of cases recorded in 24 hours was 353 on July 6 - since then most days have seen at least 500 new infections confirmed every