A further 563 people died in the UK within 28 days of a positive Covid test, according to data from the UK government, APA reports citing BBC.
A total of 54,940 people have tested positive for Covid in the past 24 hours.
Today's figures are lower than yesterday's totals for deaths and cases - 1,035 and 59,937 respectively. But figures can be lower than the general trend during the weekend.