The number of coronavirus deaths in England and Wales is steady or falling in all parts - aside from the South East and South West of England, according to the latest ONS figures.
Across the two countries the number of deaths with Covid-19 mentioned on death certificates this week stood at 295.
That is a fall of almost 20% compared to last week's total of 366 and the lowest figure for 17 weeks.
The weekly Covid-19 death toll has not been so low since March 20, when 103 people died of the disease.
Across England and Wales Covid-19 accounts for 3.3% of all deaths recorded, compared to 4.2% last week.
The data, which the Office for National Statistics released this morning, shows that deaths involving Covid-19 as a percentage of all deaths in care homes decreased to 5.1%.
Across England and Wales seven of the nine regions had fewer Covid-19 deaths this week than last week.
Only the South East and South West have seen an increase.
The ONS said that the total number of deaths involving Covid-19 in England and Wales was actually 51,291, up to July 17 but registered to July 25.
In Wales there have now been 2,501 deaths registered involving the disease, which is 955 more than Public Health Wales figures.
In England there were 48,790, which is 8,110 more than the Department of Health and Social Care figures had previously suggested.
There were a total of 8,823 deaths registered in England and Wales in the week to July 17, according to the ONS, 270 fewer than the five-year average of 9,093.
Figures published last week by the National Records for Scotland showed that 4,193 deaths involving Covid-19 had been registered in Scotland up to July 19.
At the same time 850 deaths had occurred in Northern Ireland up to July 17, according to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.
Together, these figures mean that so far 56,409 deaths have been registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, including suspected cases.
That is more than 10,000 more than the official government death toll of 45,759.
However, this is the fifth week in a row that deaths have been below the five-year average.
The positive trend comes as the UK government works to stem the number of people coming in and out of the country.
On Saturday Brits were shocked to learn that everyone returning to the UK from Spain after midnight would have to quarantine for 14 days.
Today it was suggested that that period could be reduced to 10 days.
