A significant proportion of the people who died of Covid-19 in the past day had no underlying health problems.
The UK coronavirus death toll rose by its highest 24 hour total yet again today.
The number of people who have now died having contracted the deadly bug is 2,977.
A total of 569 more patients died between yesterday and today, the Department of Health announced, with Scotland and Wales adding additional fatalities to the tally later in the afternoon.
The oldest person to die was aged 100.
The youngest was a 22-year-old.
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Perhaps the biggest wake up call for those who believe they're free from risk when it comes to the virus is the number of "healthy" people who died.
In the 24-hour period, 44 coronavirus patients without underlying health problems succumbed to Covid-19.
As the virus continues to spread throughout the UK the number of previously healthy people who're dying is increasing.
A 19-year-old became the youngest person in the UK to die of coronavirus despite having no underlying health conditions, it was announced earlier this week.
The teenager - chef Luca Di Nicola - was among 28 patients to have been killed despite having no pre-existing health problems.
Before that a 16-year-old French schoolgirl with no underlying medical conditions became the youngest person to die of coronavirus in Europe.
Tributes were paid to the teen, named as Julie A, which described her as "bright and much loved".
She succumbed to respiratory problems in a Paris hospital on Wednesday after first developing a "slight cough" a week ago.
Her sister Manon said she had not suffered from any illnesses beforehand.
Manon spoke out to warn people the virus can affect people of all ages and 'no one is invincible'.
"We must stop believing that his virus only affects the elderly," said her heartbroken sister, Manon.
"No one is invincible against this mutant virus. Julie just had a slight cough last week. It got worse last weekend with mucus and on Monday we went to see a general practitioner.
"It was there that she was diagnosed with respiratory distress. She had no particular illnesses before this."
