Covid cases have surged once again in the UK as the latest figures show a huge uptick in the number of infections.
A total of 3,498,700 people in private homes are estimated to have had the virus in the week up to July 6 and 7 - up from 2,714,900 the previous week.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that one in 19 people in England had the virus last week, compared to one in 17 in Wales, one in 17 in Northern Ireland and one in 16 in Scotland.