The UK has recorded just 10 coronavirus deaths for a second day in a row as cases fell to 2,297 on Sunday.
It is down from just 17 deaths recorded last Sunday.
The total number of officially recorded Covid deaths for the UK now stands at 126,836.
However, separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have been more than 150,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
The R number, which measures the rate infected people are passing on the disease remains below 1 at 0.7 to 0.9.
If the R number climbs to one or above it means the number of infections is rising exponentially.
In the past 24 hours 97,328 people received their first dose of a vaccine, while 176,240 received their second dose.
More than five million people have now been fully vaccinated in the UK.
It comes as people across the country enjoyed a sunny Easter Sunday after lockdown measures were eased.
People are now able to meet up to six people from different households as long as they are outside.
On Monday, Boris Johnson is set to outline further easing of restrictions as well plans for a Covid vaccination scheme that will allow large events and mass gatherings to take place.
The Prime Minister is also expected to announce the date when international travel will restart as well as a “traffic light” system for holiday destinations.
Officials have stressed that non-essential international travel would not begin before May 17 at the earliest.
People have been urged not book holidays until a full report by the Government’s global travel task force is released on April 12.
It comes as many European countries are imposing new lockdowns as a third wave of the pandemic spreads across the Continent.
Under the traffic light system, assessments will be based on a range of factors, including the proportion of a country’s population which has been vaccinated, rates of infection, emerging new variants and the country’s access to reliable scientific data and genomic sequencing.
Travellers arriving from countries rated “green” will not be required to isolate although pre-departure and post-arrival tests will still be needed.
Those travelling to “amber” or “red” countries will still be required to quarantine when they return to the UK.
