The UK's coronavirus death toll has risen by 414 in the past 24 hours, with a new record high of 53,135 new cases in one day.
The new number of cases is more than 10,000 higher than yesterday's recorded 41,385 which was the highest since the pandemic began until today.
Last Tuesday the UK recorded 691 deaths and 36,804 new infections. A surge in infections in coronavirus hotspots has triggered massive queues for beds as hospitals struggle to cope.
Images taken outside the Queen's Hospital in Romford, London, show medics in PPE interacting with patients and paramedics in ambulance parking bays.
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