
A further 1,820 people have died in the UK within 28 days of a positive Covid test - the most reported in a single day since the pandemic began.
It means the total number of deaths by that measure is now 93,290.
There were also a further 38,905 cases, with 3,887 more patients admitted into hospital.
A total of 4,609,740 people have now received the first dose of a vaccine, according to the latest government figures.
The previous highest number of daily deaths reported was 1,610.
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