Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox There are currently more than 900 people in hospital with coronavirus in the UK, the latest figures reveal.
The most recent government data - as of May 19 - shows there are 913 Covid patients in hospital across the UK, of which 123 are currently on ventilation.
The total number of patients in hospital is up by 18 on yesterday's figures. As of May 17, the daily rate of hospital admissions for Covid patients is 101 and the weekly number of patients admitted is 685 - down 9.2 per cent in the last week.
The government said a further nine people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Friday, bringing the UK death toll to 127,710.