The number of coronavirus hospital deaths in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has risen by 425, tragic new figures show. England saw 370 deaths, a rise of 18 from yesterday's death toll of 352, while there were 44 in Wales.
Northern Ireland has confirmed 11 fatalities in the past 24 hours, bringing the overall number of Covid-19 victims in the UK to 23,788.
The numbers show a continuing trend of the number of hospital deaths slowly falling. A week ago, 711 deaths were reported in England, with 784 on Saturday April 18.
Figures from Scotland are yet to be released. Sadly the real number of lives lost to Covid-19 will be higher when the Department of Health confirms it later, as this does not include those who died in care homes, hospices