The daily number of coronavirus hospital deaths in the UK has dropped significantly with 602 new fatalities reported in the last 24 hours.
Down from 791 on Wednesday and 873 on Tuesday, it is the third-lowest lowest single-day total since April 6 and the lowest Thursday figure for three weeks.
Totals on the previous Thursdays were 870 (April 16), 891 (April 9) and 569 (April 2). It is the lowest total recorded in the UK on a day that doesn't feature a lag in reporting weekend deaths since the start of April.
Britain's death toll now stands at 18,796 a day after Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the country had reached the peak of its outbreak.