The UK death toll of those diagnosed with coronavirus has risen by 621 to 4,934, slightly down from yesterday.
The Department of Health and Social care that as of 5pm on 4 April 2020, of those hospitalised in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 4,934 have died.
As of 9am on 5 April 2020, 195,524 people have been tested, of which 47,806 were confirmed positive.
Today's figures from the Department of Health show the number of new people tested daily in the UK for coronavirus is back above 10,000.
A total of 12,334 new people were reported as being tested in the 24 hours to 9am April 5.
The total number of people in the UK tested since the outbreak began - 195,524 - is the equivalent of around 293 people in every 100,000, or 0.3% of the population.
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The number of confirmed deaths from coronavirus in England now stands 4,494.
The patients in England were aged between 33 years and 103 years old, with 29 of the 555, aged between 35 and 95 years old, having no known underlying health condition.
NHS England gave the breakdown by region of the 555 deaths of patients with Covid-19 as:
- East of England 40
- London 174
- Midlands 74
- North East & Yorkshire 103
- North West 47
- South East 81
- South West 36
The number of people who have died in Northern Ireland after contracting coronavirus has risen by seven to 63, health officials said. Testing there has resulted in 91 new positive cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the region to 1,089.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said two more people have died after
testing positive for coronavirus in Scotland, bringing the total deaths there to
220.
The First Minister said this figure, up from 218 on Saturday, should not be taken as being "truly representative" of the number of deaths, as the way Covid-19 deaths are being notified is changing.
She said the figure is "likely to be artificially low".
And Public Health Wales said 12 more deaths of people who had tested positive for Covid-19 have been reported, taking the number of deaths in Wales to 166.
Latest figures show a further 355 new cases of the disease have been reported in Wales, meaning the total number of confirmed cases now stands at 3,197.
But Dr Giri Shankar, incident director for the novel coronavirus outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said the true number of cases in Wales was "likely to be higher".
"We offer our condolences to families and friends affected, and we ask those reporting on the situation to respect patient confidentiality," he said.
People of all ages and states of health are now dying of the virus in the UK, including a 5-year-old child.
The Midlands had recorded a higher number of coronavirus deaths than London as 212 people died in the region in the 24 hours to 5pm on Friday.
Nevertheless, Brits ignored orders from the Government requesting them to stay indoors this weekend.
As the first sign of spring arrived, scores of people sunbathed in parks, went on lengthy bike rides and exercised in groups.
Matt Hancock MP, Health Minister, since warned any outdoor exercise will be banned if Brits continue to flout the rules of the lockdown.
“If you don't want us to have to take the step to ban exercise of all forms outside your own home then you have to follow the rules. Let's not have a minority spoiling it for everybody," the politician said.
