A further 358 people have died of coronavirus in UK hospitals as the rate of fatalities continues to fall.
In England, 327 more people lost their lives, while there were 14 deaths in Wales, 12 in Scotland and five in Northern Ireland.
The number of deaths, now almost a third of the highest daily peaks reported in hospitals, will further fuel calls to ease lockdown measures.
The 327 patients who died were aged between 46 and 101 years old, with 17 of them - aged between 47 and 97 years old - having had no known underlying health condition.
Of the new deaths in England, 56 occurred on May 2, 125 on May 1 and 43 occurred on April 30, with the remainder taking place throughout April and March.
Sadly the true number of lives lost to Covid-19 will be higher when the Department of Health confirms it later, as the above total does not include those who died in care homes, hospices and private addresses.
The official UK tally yesterday stood at 28,131.
The latest figures come after 469 deaths were announced yesterday, with 423 on Friday, 482 on Thursday, 610 on Wednesday and 653 on Tuesday.
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As the daily death toll comes close to hitting a third of its previous peak, moves to reopen parts of the country are likely to be made.
Many restaurants have started to fire up their ovens again to offer delivery only, including Burger King and Nandos.
DIY stores such as B&Q and Homebase have started to let the public back in as well.
Beyond movement in amongst private enterprises however, the lockdown rules remain the same as they did when government mandated social distancing was introduced at the end of March.
Boris Johnson is expected to lay out a road map for the country's exit from lockdown on Thursday.
Ministers are anxious that a second peak could lead to restrictions being put back in place if the lockdown is eased too quickly.
It was announced today that the Government is considering placing people who fly into the country in quarantine.
Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, said he would need to ensure the UK is not “importing” coronavirus once the infection rate here begins to come down.
Asked if travellers to the UK will be asked to go into quarantine, he told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show: “I think it’s important as we’re seeing the numbers decrease and the R rate we hope decrease… that we do ensure that the sacrifices in the sense of social distancing that we’re asking the British people to make are matched by anybody who comes to this country.
“So I am actively looking at these issues right now so that when we have infection rates within the country under control, we’re not importing.”
On Friday research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the rate of fatalities in poorer areas is double that of their more affluent counterparts.
Nick Stripe, head of health analysis at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said: “People living in more deprived areas have experienced Covid-19 mortality rates more than double those living in less deprived areas.
"General mortality rates are normally higher in more deprived areas, but so far Covid-19 appears to be taking them higher still.”
According to reports, the Prime Minister is considering allowing Brits to return to work at the end of the month.
But it is likely that those who can work from home will still be required to do so, as the government seeks to avoid a spike in the number of infections.
Germany has seen a rise in cases since lifting its social distancing measures, prompting concerns that strict rules could be reintroduced to bring the outbreak back under control.
