Covid-19 has killed 865 more people in UK hospitals as the tragic pandemic death toll continues to mount. In English hospitals 744 people died, 70 died in Scotland, 29 in Wales and 22 in Northern Ireland.
Yesterday 1,058 more deaths were added to the grim tally. The record daily increase for hospital deaths is 1,185, which was set on January 20.
The second highest total was 1,176 on January 13 and the third highest was 1,143 exactly a week ago. Today's death toll means 32% less people died than last Friday.
The youngest person to die without any underlying health conditions today was just 24-years-old. The UK is currently enduring the worst period of the pandemic in terms of the number of people dying each day.