The Government said a further 1,820 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 - the highest number of UK deaths reported on a single day since the outbreak began.
A further 1,027 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths reported in hospitals to 63,322, NHS England said on Wednesday.
Patients were aged between 29 and 101. All except 49, aged between 37 and 99, had known underlying health conditions.
The deaths were between December 14 and January 19, with the majority being on or after January 12.
There were 53 other deaths reported with no positive Covid-19 test result.
190 deaths were recorded in Birmingham and Midlands NHS hospitals, figures released by NHS England and Public Health England confirmed today.
There have been a further 22 deaths of patients who tested positive for coronavirus in Northern Ireland.
Another 905 people have tested positive, according to the latest department of health figures.
On Wednesday there were 832 Covid-positive patients in hospital, 67 of whom were in intensive care units.
However, the true number of those who have lost their lives to the virus has already reached the 108,000 mark, once cases where Covid-19 has been mentioned on the death certificate is taken into account.
The vaccine programme - seen as the best hope for lifting restrictions and easing the pressure on hospitals - continues to gather pace, with 4,266,577 people in the UK reported to have received the first dose of a vaccine, a rise of 204,076 on Monday's figures.
