Good Morning Britain host Kate Garraway has provided fans with a new update on the health of her husband Derek Draper.

Draper, 52, was admitted to hospital earlier this month with coronavirus and remains in intensive care almost four weeks on.

"You may have seen over the last few week that my husband Derek has been seriously ill in hospital with COVID-19," she wrote on her Club Garraway Wellbeing website.

"I am afraid that he remains in a deeply critical condition and is very ill, but he's still alive so there is hope. It remains an extremely worrying time for us all and the last couple of weeks have been the hardest of my life.

"From the bottom of my heart a billion thank yous to the extraordinary NHS workers whose skills, dedication and downright guts in the face of so much personal risk, are keeping my Derek alive, just as they are for thousands of other COVID patients.

"Sending so much love and support to the thousands who have had that hope for their loved ones stolen by this hideous disease. You are not alone and I hope that helps give you strength to withstand the torture of grief."

Almost 3 million people worldwide have now tested positive for COVID-19, with over 143,000 confirmed cases in the UK.