The UK's coronavirus hospital death toll has increased by 410 - the biggest jump on a Tuesday for six months and more than double the daily rise a month ago.
England reported 330 fatalities, Scotland had 37, Wales recorded 34 and Northern Ireland had nine to bring the UK total to 43,286.
There is usually a spike on Tuesdays due to a weekend reporting lag. The daily hospital total of 410 is the highest on a Tuesday since 425 deaths were announced on May 12, and it is the third highest overall during the second wave, behind 478 fatalities on November 11 and 411 on November 12.
By comparison, there were 372 deaths on November 10, 263 on November 3, 252 on October 27, 162 on October 20 and 101 on October 13.