TOMORROW marks one year since the UK went into a national lockdown on March 23, 2020. 

Prime Minister Boris Johnson first called a national lockdown on March 23 2020, since then we've seen some major milestones in our fight against the coronavirus pandemic. 

Here are some of the key dates and statistics for the 12 months since lockdown began.

All death figures are based on the most up-to-date statistics for people who had Covid-19 recorded on their death certificate, published by the Office for National Statistics.

– March 23 2020: Boris Johnson announces a UK-wide lockdown. The UK’s cumulative Covid-19 death toll, which passed 100 on March 15, now stands at just over 1,000.

– April 2: First of 23 consecutive days when more than 1,000 daily deaths are recorded in the UK.

– April 5: Cumulative death toll passes 10,000.

– April 8: The “deadliest” day of the first wave, with 1,459 deaths occurring in the UK.

– April 17: Cumulative death toll passes 25,000.

– May 22: Cumulative death toll passes 50,000.

– June/July: Most lockdown restrictions are eased or lifted across much of the UK, though new rules – such as face masks in certain settings – are introduced and social distancing continues. Local lockdowns are imposed in some areas where cases start to rise.

Somerset County Gazette:

Figures show the UK ended 2020 with one of the highest levels of excess mortality for people aged under 65 among countries in Europe (PA)

– June 18: The daily death toll drops below 100 for the first time since March 19. It returns above 100 on June 24 and June 25, then remains below 100 until October.

– August 29: The daily death toll drops briefly into single figures – eight deaths – for the first time since March 11.

– September/October: More local lockdowns are introduced and restrictions tightened, culminating in new levels or ‘tiers’ of restrictions across parts of UK.

– October 7: 109 deaths involving Covid-19 – the first time the daily toll has been above 100 since June 25.

– November 18: 509 deaths involving Covid-19 – the first time the daily toll has been above 500 since May 9.

– November 25: Cumulative death toll passes 75,000.

– January 5 2021: The whole of the UK is back in lockdown, after weeks of tougher restrictions taking effect across the four nations.

– January 7: Cumulative death toll passes 100,000.

Somerset County Gazette:

It's been more than one year since the first coronavirus death in the UK (PA).

– January 19: The “deadliest day” of the entire pandemic, with 1,463 deaths occurring in the UK.

– January 26: Cumulative death toll passes 125,000.

– January 30: Anniversary of first known death involving Covid-19 in the UK.

– March 2: Cumulative death toll passes 147,000.

– March 23: One year since the start of the first lockdown.