The number of lives lost to Covid-19 has risen by 95 to 125,926.
A further 6,303 people have tested positive for the virus - down slightly from the 6,753 last Thursday and much lower than the 12,057 a month ago.
In the past week 758 Covid deaths have been recorded across the UK - a 34 per cent drop compared to the previous seven days.
A week ago there were 181 fatalities announced, while a fortnight ago the figure was 242.
On February 18 the Department of Health said 454 people had died after contracting coronavirus.
It comes after the government admitted nearly six million vaccine doses have been delayed.
Earlier today bereaved families of Covid victims took their latest step towards a full-blown legal fight with the government.
The Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice, which represents over 2,800 grieving relatives, today issued a Letter Before Claim – clearing the way for a judicial review unless the Government orders a statutory public inquiry.
It came as stepped up calls for a public inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic, insisting lessons needed to be learned quickly.
Boris Johnson has pledged to order an investigation but refused to set a date.
Demanding an urgent probe, Shadow Cabinet Office Minister Rachel Reeves said it was vital to help grieving families.
She told the BBC: “The people who need to be front and centre of all of this are the families who have lost loved ones."
Nearly six million vaccine doses have been delayed due to two separate problems, the government announced today.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock updated the House of Commons after the NHS warned of a "significant reduction" in supply from March 29.
After downplaying the issues last night, Mr Hancock gave further details on the cause of the delay, telling MPs they were caused by two separate issues.
The first is a four-week delay to 4million doses from the Serum Institute in India, which had been ordered from the UK.
Mr Hancock then revealed there was a second issue with 1.7million separate doses, which needed to be re-tested.
However, he insisted that while parts of the roll-out will be later than some hoped, he was still on track to meet the target of giving a first dose to all over-50s by April 15 and all adults by July 31. He added there were no changes to prioritisation or appointments already booked.
