The Department of Health and Social Care confirmed a further 209 have been killed by coronavirus in the UK. Officials said a further 19,522 positive tested positive for the disease, while 108,215 tested negative.
In England, a further 190 people with Covid-19 died from the disease, taking the country's total to 1,125, NHS England said.
The Public Health Agency said a further six people with coronavirus have died in Northern Ireland, bringing the death toll in the region to 21.
Public Health Wales confirmed 10 of the 209 deaths included citizens of Wales, and the total for country is now 48. The deaths follow Britain’s second deadliest day of 260 deaths yesterday, as the toll reached a devastating milestone of over 1,000 deaths.