Official figures later today are expected to confirm that the NHS has now offered the Covid-19 vaccine to residents at every eligible care home with older residents across England.

The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics revealed that a third of all deaths (35.95%) in care homes this week were due to Covid.

In a press conference today, the Health Secretary said that 78.7% of those aged 80 or older in the UK had received the first dose of the Covid vaccine.

The Government has set out its UK COVID-19 vaccines delivery plan for vaccinating tens of millions of people by spring.

The Government has today (23 December) announced a new £149 million grant fund to support care homes.

PA reported that one in 10 care home staff say they are not receiving regular coronavirus tests, five months after a Government pledge, a survey by Unison has found.

A report from Age UK, surveying 2,732 people, found 70% of respondents said that they had not been able to visit or see their loved one since the start of the pandemic.