Another 170 people with coronavirus have died in the UK as of 9am on Sunday – the lowest daily figure since 24 March.
The number – a 53-day low – was confirmed in the government's daily coronavirus briefing, which was delayed for half an hour because of a technical issue with the Zoom conferencing software.
The numbers are typically lower on Sundays, but the figure is almost 100 fewer than the 268 reported a week ago.
At the peak on 2 April, there were 961 deaths in a 24-hour period.
Business Secretary Alok Sharma said there were 3,142 new cases of COVID-19 as of 9am on Sunday, although the numbers did not include testing data from Northern Ireland.
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Across the country more than 243,300 people have tested positive for the virus.
The 170 deaths – not all of which took place in the 24 hours prior – bring the UK total to 34,636. This is the highest in Europe.
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