The Government said a further 501 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Thursday, bringing the UK total to 53,775.
Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies for deaths where Covid-19 has been mentioned on the death certificate, together with additional data on deaths that have occurred in recent days, show there have now been 69,000 deaths involving Covid-19 in the UK.
The Government said that, as of 9am on Thursday, there had been a further 22,915 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK.
It brings the total number of cases in the UK to 1,453,256.
Covid-19 case rates in England have fallen for most adult age groups, though they are continuing to rise among people over 70, according to the latest weekly surveillance report from Public Health England.
The highest rate is still among 20 to 29 year-olds, which stood at 362.1 cases per 100,000 people in the week to November 15, down from 389.9 in the previous week.
Rates have also dropped among 30 to 39 year-olds (from 338.6 to 324.3), 40 to 49 year-olds (316.3 to 313.7), 50 to 59 year-olds (306.1 to 302.3) and 60 to 69 year-olds (217.5 to 209.6).
But rates have risen slightly for 70 to 79-year olds, from 146.1 to 147.5, while for those aged 80 and over rates have climbed from 235.5 to 245.3.
The rate has also increased for 10-19 year-olds, from 232.8 to 257.4.
