The UK has reported another 454 coronavirus deaths and 12,057 further cases, while more than 16.4 million have now received their first vaccine dose.

Today's figures are down on Wednesday when 738 further deaths and 12,718 new cases were recorded.

They are also lower than they were a week ago - with 678 COVID-related deaths and 13,494 new infections reported last Thursday.

The exact number of people who have had their first jab is now 16,423,082, while 573,724 have had a second dose.

Since the pandemic began last year, the number of people who have died in the UK within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test is 119,387. And the total number of lab-confirmed infections is 4,083,242.

Today's drop in daily figures comes as a study by Imperial College London suggested the infection rate is plummeting in England.

(With input from agencies)