Daniel Wainwright
BBC England Data Unit

The number of people dying with Covid-19 in hospitals in England has risen by another 665 to 16,272.

Today's figure is 14 more than last Wednesday's 651, however as time goes on we are seeing more deaths being reported from several weeks ago after post mortem tests have been processed.

If we look at the figures by the dates the patients died, rather than when the NHS reported the deaths, the highest figure for hospitals in England was 8 April, with 828 so far on that one day.

BBC health correspondent Nick Triggle explains more here.

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BBC News

A hospital worker has taken to social media to raise money and buy hand cream for front-line NHS staff with "sore hands" due to increased washing in the coronavirus pandemic.

Rachel Anslow, who works at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in Oswestry, Shropshire, raised £150 to purchase more than 50 tubes of moisturising cream for fellow staff.

Image source, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation

“We’re all being told to wash our hands much more than usual, and as you can imagine it is even more the case for those working in front line roles in hospital," Ms Anslow, who works in administration at the hospital, said.

“It’s making hands so sore, and I thought the least we could do was to help look after their hands while they look after our lives.

“I’m so grateful to all my friends and family who donated – and I know this will help some of our fantastic staff who are working so hard.”

A cushion manufacturer is set to reopen its factory to start producing protective gowns for the NHS.

Image source, Caldeira

The majority made by Caldeira in Liverpool will be distributed across Merseyside, with a first batch of 1,000 to be delivered later this week, the firm said.

The site will be open for at least two weeks.

“If the PPE we are making helps slow down transmissions, reduces infections and ultimately saves lives, we will have done our bit,” a spokesperson said.

A D-Day veteran said he felt like "he had got his wife back" when he was given a cushion with a picture of her on it.

Ken Benbow, who was married to Ada for 71 years before her death last year, was moved to tears when his carer Kia Tobin, 17, surprised him with the thoughtful gift.

The 94-year-old had been sleeping with a photograph of Ada by his bed at his Preston care home.

"I'd lost my darling wife but I felt like I'd got her back," said Mr Benbow, who served in the Navy during World War Two.

Image source, Rex Features

National League football clubs have voted to end the regular season at its current point, with promotion and relegation outcomes "under careful consideration".

The league's board had urged teams in its three divisions to vote in favour of ending the regular season without further games because of the coronavirus outbreak.

The league said there was a "clear majority of clubs in favour" from the almost 90% of responses returned.

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A mural by Banksy has been given a face mask in a nod to the coronavirus pandemic.

Girl with a Pierced Eardrum - a parody of the 1665 work Girl with a Pearl Earring by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer - appeared in the street artist's home city of Bristol in 2014.

The mural in Hanover Place has been given a mask similar to those worn by NHS staff and key workers during the crisis.

The person behind the placing of the mask remains a bit of a mystery.

A care home manager has described the toll the deaths of five residents have had on staff.

Natalie Maxwell, deputy manager at Eagle Wood Neurological Care Centre in Peterborough, said it is “very emotionally difficult for the staff”.

“We work as a team, we talk to each other but you're never going to go home and be free of it, because it's still going to be there," she said.

Rob England
BBC News

A community group has rallied in support of local NHS workers to make scrubs during the coronavirus pandemic.

In an appeal for "scrub caps" by hospital staff Pam Hay, from North Camp, Hampshire, asked on social media for anyone in the area who could sew or had fabric to donate and was "instantly inundated with offers".

Volunteers from the North Camp Matters Association have now made more than 300 scrub caps and scrub bags, plus 100 sets of scrubs, which have been donated to staff at Frimley Park Hospital and local care homes.

But Mrs Hay said the group had not yet "filled the demand" from local services.

Image source, Lynda Taylor

"The material we are using is a range of duvet covers, coloured sheets and general fabric that is suitable for the item being made, all of which has been donated by residents in the community," Mrs Hay said.

"It has been, and still is, a truly humbling experience to feel the warmth in the community, with so many wonderful and caring people responding and working together, inspiring each other to keep going and keep sewing."

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Parliament

A total of 15 social care workers have died after contracting coronavirus, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has confirmed.

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Mr Raab gave the figure at Prime Minister's Questions with Labour Party leader, Sir Kier Starmer.

The House of Commons is carrying out its first day as a virtual Parliament.

Mr Raab promised to "do everything we can to support those amazing workers".

Stephen Hawking's personal ventilator has been donated to the hospital where he was often treated to help patients diagnosed with coronavirus.

Image source, BBC/Richard Ansett

The physicist, who had motor neurone disease, died in 2018, aged 76.

His family donated the medical equipment he bought himself to the Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge.

Prof Hawking's daughter Lucy said the hospital was "incredibly important" to her father and Dr Mike Davies said staff were "so grateful" to the family.

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BBC News Online

Pupils from a junior school have created a massive rainbow made from newspaper, toilet rolls, brown paper, paint and wrapping to show their appreciation of NHS and key workers.

Allan Webb, PE specialist at Ferrars Junior School, close to the Luton and Dunstable Hospital, said: "We wanted to show how much we appreciate what all key workers are doing, from the lorry drivers to all the others.

"We have a rainbow on the playground that the children did as well, but nobody gets to see it, so we made one that everybody gets to see."

Image source, Ferrars Junior School

Hundreds of staff gathered outside Whiston Hospital to applaud an "incredibly popular" orthopaedic surgeon who died after contracting coronavirus.

Sadeq Elhowsh, 58, who worked for St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, died at Whiston Hospital on Monday evening.

The surgeon from St Helens, who had tested positive for Covid-19, spent more than 17 years working for the trust.

Seventeen years ago, a group of 24 photographers set out to document every hour of New Year's Day, every year, for 24 years.

But during these unprecedented times, members of the collective have come together again, this time turning their attention and lenses to the Covid-19 pandemic, to document 24 hours in lockdown.

Image source, Nicola Towsend

This is the second set of pictures from the collective.

Thousands of bottles of hand sanitiser have been donated to the Army and the NHS in Essex by a firm based in Romford.

MYDIS has given 600 bottles to soldiers, 1,000 to NHS Essex and 1,500 to Care4Calais, which helps look after refugees in France.

"We are currently looking to support more charities and organisations that are helping the NHS during this time," it said., external

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The "incredible" fundraising feats of Captain Tom Moore have inspired a host of artists to honour him with their own creative tributes.

Image source, Adam Salisbury

Garage murals, patchwork collages, knitted dolls and balloon figurines are just some of the ways the 99-year-old's success has been celebrated.

Capt Tom's mission to walk 100 laps of his garden has raised nearly £28m for NHS charities.

One artist said: "Captain Tom has become the captain of all of us."

Police in West Yorkshire have praised drivers for observing coronavirus travel restrictions.

Image source, West Yorkshire Police

The force's roads policing unit posted pictures in the early hours showing an empty M62 from Scammonden bridge in Kirklees.

Writing on social media, , externalthe unit said: "A perfect example of essential journeys only on the M62 tonight."

The UK's coronavirus restrictions will last for "at least" until 7 May, the government has said.

The measures in place say people should go out as little as possible , externaland only leave home if they have a "reasonable excuse". This includes:

• Exercise - alone, or with members of your household
• Shopping for basic necessities
• Any medical need, or providing care for a vulnerable person
• Travel to or from work, but only when you cannot work from home

Police also have wide-ranging powers to help fight coronavirus by enforcing the social distancing measures.

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BBC News

Police in Lancashire have thanked a five-year-old girl for giving staff "stay safe" key rings.

Sophie-Rose's mum told officers in South Ribble she had made four hundred of the trinkets to give to key workers in the area.

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An independent London pub owner who has turned his business into a grocery shop to survive the lockdown has had customers flocking.

Jesse Dunford Wood, 42, converted The Parlour in Kensal into The Parlour Market Place, after non-essential businesses were forced to close.

He now sells a selection of fruit and veg, meats, fish, freshly baked goods, as well as craft spirits, beers and wines that would otherwise be sitting unloved in the gastropub’s basement.

Four customers are allowed in the shop at a time, and all staff wear gloves and masks.

Mr Dunford Wood, who grew up in the Cotswolds, said: “A day now starts with a big baking session in the morning, to be able to offer four types of freshly baked bread.”

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Libraries across England have reported a surge in online borrowing during the coronavirus lockdown as the nation seeks escapism and comfort in e-books.

Loans of online e-books, e-magazines and audiobooks were up an average of 63% in March compared with last year.

And 120,000 people joined libraries in the weeks after lockdown began, Libraries Connected said., external

Experts said they hoped the surge in popularity will change how people used libraries when restrictions are lifted.