People dine under a canopy at a restaurant designed to keep different groups of diners separated and safe following the government's COVID-19 guidelines in London, Britain, Sept. 12, 2020. (Xinhua/Han Yan)

Overall, 368,504 coronavirus cases have been confirmed by the British government.

LONDON, Sept. 13  -- Coronavirus cases on Sunday soared in Britain by more than 3,000 in the highest rise on a Sunday since mid-May.

As of 09:00 a.m. (0800 GMT) on Sunday, there have been a further 3,330 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country, according to the latest government figures.

It followed a further 3,497 cases which were confirmed on Saturday, also the highest rise on a Saturday since May.