The UK death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has increased by 801 to almost 13,000.
The new total as at 9am is 12,958 - although that includes only hospital deaths with the toll feared to be far higher when fatalities in care homes are taken into account.
NHS England announced 651 new deaths.
In Scotland the figure has gone up to 699 from 615 - an increase of 84. Meanwhile Wales has reported 60 more deaths in the past 24 hours.
The increases in Scotland and Wales are the highest during the pandemic.
Six more people are reported to have died in Northern Ireland.
A further 4,605 people have tested positive for the virus up to 9am today, taking the UK total to more than 98,000.
Separately, the Department of Health later said 12,868 people have died, an increase of 761. Their figures are up to 5pm yesterday, however.
Of the 651 new deaths announced today in England, patients were aged between 20 and 101 years old.
Twenty of the 651 patients (aged between 20 and 101 years old) had no known underlying health condition.
Of them:
- 113 occurred on April 14
- 277 occurred on April 13
- 103 occurred on April 12
151 of the deaths took place between April 1 and April 11, and the remaining seven deaths occurred in March.
The earliest new death only just registered was on March 23.
NHS England releases updated figures each day showing the dates of every coronavirus-related death in hospitals in England, often including new deaths that took place several days or even weeks ago.
April 8 currently has the highest total for the most hospital deaths occurring on a single day in England with 771.
This is because of the time it takes for deaths to be confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19, for post-mortem tests to be processed, and for data from the tests to be validated.
It is hoped the outbreak will reach the 'peak' and begin to plateau this week.
However there are fears the real death toll is far higher with the figures today not including deaths in care homes or in the community.
Nursing homes with large elderly populations have been described as the 'hidden frontline'.
At Green Heys Care Home in Waterloo, Merseyside, eight people have died with suspected coronavirus.
Other nursing homes have been hit even worse.
Experts today warned that the Government will be seen to be making a "false promise" if it does not explain how it will rapidly ramp up coronavirus testing to include all symptomatic care home residents and social care staff.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was "determined" to ensure that everyone needing a test should have access to one, with testing remaining a "key" part of the Government's coronavirus battle plan.
Currently, only the first five symptomatic residents in a care home setting are tested to provide confirmation of whether there is an outbreak.
As well as current residents and staff who need it, testing will also be provided to all potential residents before they are discharged from hospital, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said.
The NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare sector, said the announcement was welcome but that the country's testing capacity is "far from where it needs to be".
Dr Layla McCay, NHS Confederation director, said: "The offer of more tests for social care staff is desperately needed as this sector has been suffering in silence during this pandemic.
"But it comes as health leaders across primary, community and mental health services are continuing to experience difficulties with getting their staff the tests they need to get back to work, despite similar promises being made by Government.
"Things are improving but the country's testing capacity is far from where it needs to be to meet the ambition of 100,000 a day in just over two weeks - that's over 85,000 more tests a day than what is happening now.
