Average cases and deaths continue to fall but since around early April the rate of decline has slowed significantly.
There were also 1,152 people in hospital with COVID, according to the latest available figures ; 163 of them on ventilators.
Cases and deaths have plummeted since the mid-January peak but the rate of decline has slowed significantly over the last month or so.soon be able to hug loved ones againMichael Gove told Sky News that Boris Johnson would give the green light on Monday for the change to go ahead as planned on 17 May.
Rules on international travel are also set to change on the same day, with people allowed to travel again.
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