The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 787 more people in UK hospitals, a slight decrease on last week's figure. In English hospitals 681 more people died, 25 in Wales, 60 in Scotland and 17 in Northern Ireland.
Yesterday a further 865 more people lost their lives to the disease in UK hospitals, with the grim tally rising by 1,058 the day before that.
The record daily increase for hospital deaths is 1,185, which was set on January 20. Last Saturday 825 people patients died of Covid-19.
In a sign that the country is heading in the right direction in terms of its pandemic response, cases are now falling. The number of coronavirus cases rose by 29,079 yesterday - but that increase is down almost 30% from last week.
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