A further 697 people in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus have died.
Today's latest updates show that 667 people died in England, while 15 people died in Wales.
Scotland has registered nine new deaths and Northern Ireland has recorded six in the latest daily updates.
The Department of Health today said the overall figure for those who have died after testing positive for coronavirus now stands at 11,329.
NHS England's total for deaths in England alone has now risen about 10,000.
A statement said: "A further 667 people, who tested positive for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 10,261.
"Patients were aged between 17 and 101 years old. 40 of the 667 patients (aged between 37 and 98 years old) had no known underlying health condition.
"Their families have been informed."
The Midlands was the worst affected region in today's update, with 170 new deaths recorded, just ahead of London with 158.
The North West was the third worst affected region today, with a further 102 deaths.
While today's figures make for slightly more hopeful reading with lower figures than we have seen - they come with a very important caveat.
In recent weeks, we have seen lesser totals recorded on Mondays, following weekends, because of an expected lag in reporting.
This caveat will be extended further when factoring in that this was a long bank holiday weekend.
The reality of the long term impact that the virus may have on all of our lives has been explained by the World Health organisation.
Dr David Nabarro, the WHO's Covid-19 envoy, said that people would need to become accustomed to a "new reality", which could involve wearing face masks much of the time.
Speaking to the BBC, he said: "Some form of facial protection, I'm sure, is going to become the norm, not least to give people reassurance.
"But, I would say, don't imagine that you can do what you like when you are wearing a mask."
