England
In England, another 2,410 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24-hour reporting period.
A further 16 deaths were reported, bringing the nation s death toll to 112,107.
Wales
There have been a further 33 cases of coronavirus in Wales, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 211,354.
Public Health Wales said there was no new deaths, with the total in the country since the start of the pandemic remaining at 5,548.
More than 1,600,000 people in Wales have already been offered some protection from coronavirus by receiving their first vaccine dose. Credit: PA Images
Scotland
One person has died after contracting coronavirus in Scotland as the country reported 133 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday.
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Not only do jabs prevent severe Covid, it stops people contracting the virus in the first place, ITV News Science Editor Tom Clarke reports
What s better than a vaccine that stops you getting seriously ill and dying from Covid-19?
Well, one that stops you getting infected in the first place, therefore preventing coronavirus from spreading. And the great news is, that’s precisely what our Covid vaccines seem to be doing.
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A further ten people have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Sunday, the government has said.
The increase brings the UK total to 127,270.
Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have been 151,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
The government also said there have been a further 1,882 lab-confirmed cases in the UK.
The total number of confirmed cases since the beginning of the outbreak is now 4,387,820.
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England
Seven of the new Covid-related deaths reported in the UK were in England, which brings the nation s death toll to 111,955.