Good Morning Britain viewers were left in tears today as presenters Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid lead a series of "powerful" tributes to those who have lost their lives to coronavirus.
The "heartbreaking" tributes were compiled with the permission of the families who lost loved ones to the deadly virus, and revealed intimate details about many of the victims.
The segment followed a grim milestone since the start of the pandemic last year, as the number of Covid deaths registered in the UK passed 100,000. Up to January 15, coronavirus had been mentioned on 103,704 death certificates.
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And the latest picture is even more bleak, as a further 7,698 deaths have been confirmed since - meaning the total now stands at about 115,782.
Concluding the touching tribute, Susanna said : "For each name and every story we have told, there are at least 4,000 more people who have died of coronavirus."
She added: "It really takes its toll, doesn't it?"
Piers said: "When we hear the little details of their lives, they're human beings, they're real people."
Viewers were touched by the scenes and took to Twitter to share their thoughts.
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Angila commented: "Watching the tributes on GMB absolutely heart breaking and unacceptable. My heart goes out to all their families and friends."
One viewer tweeted: "This is so sad and really hits home."
Stace said: "Tears at GMB how Susanna and Piers kept themselves together I will never know. 100k people had now died in Britain due to COVID utterly heartbreaking. A beautiful segment to those who have passed."
Peter said: "Very powerful. Salute to GMB for doing this."
Antonio said: "These tributes are very strong stuff."
Steven commented: "Such a sad segment by GMB on now but well done to Piers Morgan & Susanna Reid for doing this as these people need to be remembered."
Sue shared a broken heart emoji and added: "To think that's just a few of them."
*Good Morning Britain airs weekdays from 6am on ITV
