A further 384 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK, taking the total to 33,998, the Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed.
The Government also met its daily target for 100,000 COVID-19 tests, according to the latest figures.
In the 24-hour period, up to 9 am on Friday, 133,784 tests were carried out or dispatched.
Overall, a total of 1,663,492 people have been tested of whom 236,711 tested positive.