The number of Covid-19 patients to die in UK hospitals has risen by 16 to 33,842. The tragic figure was released this afternoon by health authorities, and does not include those who died in other settings including care homes.
All the recorded fatalities happened in England, with patients aged between 58 and 104. There were no coronavirus deaths reported in Wales and Scotland in the past 24 hours.
Northern Ireland has yet to release its daily figure. It comes as alarming figures show the number of new coronavirus cases is no longer falling in England.
The Office for National Statistics said a steady decline in number of people testing positive for Covid-19 over the last few months "has now levelled off".