Matt Precey
BBC Look East

The latest figures were released by the government , externalshowed that there was an increase of 128 deaths in the East, bringing the total to 1,424.

Here is the breakdown from each NHS Trust in the area.

• Anglian Community Enterprise CIC Fryatt Hospital - 1
• Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Trust - 16
• Bedford Hospital NHS Trust - 7
• Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust - 7
• East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust - 3
• East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust - 14
• Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust - 1
• James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 5
• Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 4
• Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 2
• Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust - 3
• Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 4
• Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 2
• North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust - 6
• Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust - 10
• Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 1
• Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 7
• The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust - 14
• West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust - 20
• West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - 1

It brings the total number of COVID-19 associated UK deaths in hospitals to 12,868.

Masterpieces of convenience are being created during the lockdown as artists turn to loo roll tubes.

The University of East Anglia (UEA) has led a project involving a team of local businesses and individuals by creating face shields for the county’s health trusts.

The university has had help from 20 organisations who have come together to supply them with the materials and labour to make the parts needed to create the 1,400 face shields to date.

They have been delivered to Norfolk’s three major hospitals: Norwich and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH), James Paget Hospital (JPH) in Great Yarmouth and Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in King’s Lynn.

The university has implemented a strict quality control precedure to ensure the visors meet NHS guidelines.

Dr Mahmoud Abdelhamid, lecturer in Chemical Biology at UEA,who organied the face shields project, said: “We’re trying to do everything we can to assist our colleagues in the NHS during this difficult time and, with the continued help of local organisations, we’re hoping to produce plenty more."

Image source, UEA

RAF World War Two Lancaster pilot Sydney "Stevie" Stevens has died at the age of 98.

Mr Stevens, of Saxlingham Nethergate, Norfolk, flew 28 missions and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

He went on to become a social media star after an appeal on BBC Look East in 2019.

Matt Precey
BBC Look East

In the latest figures released yesterday evening from Public Health England, external, it showed that there had been an increase of 89 deaths.

Here is the breakdown from each NHS Trust in the East.

• Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Trust - 19
• Bedford Hospital NHS Trust - 6
• Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust - 1
• Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 4
• East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust - 6
• East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust - 6
• Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - 1
• James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 3
• Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 5
• Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust - 5
• Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 5
• Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 4
• North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust - 2
• The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust - 7
• West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust - 15

It brings the total numbers of deaths to 1,190 in this region.

The factory normally makes parts for luxury cars but has switched production to face shields.

Sydney "Stevie" Stevens, of Saxlingham in Norfolk, took part in 28 missions during the war.

The site north-east of Norwich will help the cope with "the predicted peak in coronavirus".

Seaside spots around the east coast that would normally be teeming with visitors were eerily quiet as people observed the coronavirus lockdown over the Easter weekend.

Apart from a few residents taking their permitted exercise and giving their dogs a stretch on the sand, popular beaches in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex were almost empty, these aerial pictures show.

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council went as far as publicising a "Don't Visit Southend" campaign before the weekend, urging tourists to stay away to protect the local population.

It thanked people on Twitter for staying at home and said nearly £10m in grants had been paid out to 944 small businesses to try and keep them afloat during the pandemic.

Tourists largely stayed away from East of England seaside spots as people heeded the coronavirus lockdown.

Police also seized heroin, crack cocaine and mobile phones as they raided 17 properties.

Sarah Jenkins
BBC News

The Lord Mayor's Celebration in Norwich, which was due to take place in July, has been cancelled.

Norwich City Council, external said it was not possible to organise the event "due to social distancing guidelines".

Instead of planning the three-day event, members of the council's culture and events team are assisting the Norwich Community Response Hub, which is helping those who are vulnerable during the lockdown.

The Lord Mayor's Celebration was scheduled to take place from Friday 3 July to Sunday 5 July and would have brought free performances and activities to the city centre.

Leader of Norwich City Council, Alan Walters, said: "While it has become inevitable, we are very disappointed that we will be unable to hold this much-loved, free event for Norwich residents this summer.

"The safety of artists, participants, staff and attendees is always central to our events, and this year it is not possible to achieve this while also following important social distancing guidance."

People across the county appeared to respect the lockdown rules over the bank holiday weekend despite the great weather, councils have said.

Image source, North Norfolk District Council

It was reported to be quiet in Great Yarmouth and along the north Norfolk coast.

North Norfolk District Council leader Sarah Butikofer said the authority is preparing to welcome visitors back when the time is right.

"We have got a team who are working on that constantly... making sure just as soon as we are allowed to get things open again, we are up and running," she said.

"We want to welcome visitors back to north Norfolk just as soon as we can."

Staff at a hospital have found "some positives" in the current coronavirus outbreak after being able to release 84 patients who had tested positive for Covid-19.

The James Paget Hospital in Gorleston, Norfolk, tweeted on Monday to say that "in the midst of very sad news about those that have died", they had been able to discharge more than 80 who no longer needed acute care.

According to the latest figures from Public Health England, there are 595 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Norfolk.

People are still making good use of their "wobbly" homes on wheels while observing lockdown rules.

Technology is maintaining a special 'bond' with volunteers who normally visit care home residents.

Dani Cameron has tethered herself to swim on the spot and "almost expects to see a seal pop up".

Norwich City agree to sign Luxembourg forward Danel Sinani from F91 Dudelange on a three-year contract.

For the third week in a row, people up and down the country showed their appreciation to carers and the NHS by clapping on their doorstep at 20:00.

Many used saucepans, but 93-year-old Derek Cubitt, from Hethersett, Norfolk, decided to play You'll Never Walk Alone on his saxophone.

Hannah Harrison, who lives close by, said: "If that doesn't bring a tear to your eye I don't know what will."

This is the time of year for religious celebrations.

Passover started yesterday, it's Easter this weekend - and Ramadan starts towards the end of the month.

Churches across the East are set to live-stream their Easter services because of the ban on gatherings - and social distancing rules.

You can catch services throughout Holy Week and Easter week at Peterborough Cathedral, external - and Norwich Cathedral , externalstaff will post a series of videos and podcasts.

Monsignor John Armitage, of Our Lady of Walsingham, told the BBC the shrine had 500,000 views of a re-dedication service last weekend alone.

"Our website was ready and the live stream was ready - but we weren't ready - the site crashed," he said.

"It made it the largest 'pilgrimage' in the history of the shrine - since 1061. That's quite an achievement!"