A further 671 people have died in the UK within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test, according to the latest government figures.
NHS England chief executive Sir Simon Stevens tells the BBC patient numbers have risen by 15,000 since Christmas, but infections are stabilising.
Sir Simon says a 24/7 vaccinations pilot will begin in 10 days' time.
The NHS in England is vaccinating at a rate of 140 jabs a minute, he says.
Simon Stevens said he expects lockdown to be eased gradually, and it will be a "balance of risk"
Ten more mass Covid vaccination centres are to open in England from Monday.
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says the government's aim is to vaccinate the adult population of the UK by September.
It aims to get the first priority groups - 15 million people - a dose by 15 February.
Lifting England's lockdown will not be a "big bang" but will see the reintroduction of the tiers system, Dominic Raab says.
There will be increased checks on those who must quarantine after arriving in the UK, he says.
Riot police have had to disperse an unauthorised anti-lockdown protest held in Amsterdam.
Some 190,000 people received Covid-19 jabs on the first day of India's massive vaccination rollout, officials say.
US president-elect Joe Biden's team says he will enact a series of coronavirus-related policies after he takes office this week.
More than half of the Church of England's 14,000 parishes are not expected to open for Sunday services today.
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