The number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in the UK has risen by 569 over the past day, with the death toll now standing at 2,921.
The figures from the UK Department of Health represent a 24% rise in deaths in 24 hours. As of 8am this morning, a total of 163,194 people had been tested of which 33,718 tested positive, the health ministry said. "Of those hospitalised in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 2,921 have sadly died," the health ministry said.
It took 19 days for the number of deaths in the UK to pass 300. It has taken a further 10 days to reach just under 3,000. A week ago, on 26 March, the total number of confirmed cases in the UK stood at 11,658.