The milestone comes as another 41,000 daily cases are recorded, but the real total is likely to be higher.
With 41,192 people testing positive on Monday, the total number of Covid infections during the pandemic reached 7,018,927
It comes as another 41,192 positive tests were reported on Monday, along with 45 Covid-related deaths. Even as testing became widespread, cases will have been missed as some people do not develop symptoms or have such a mild illness they do not even realise they are infected. The milestone of seven million confirmed cases comes as pupils across the UK have returned to school, with many in England and Wales resuming classes on Monday.
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