There have been Black Lives Matter demonstrations in cities across the United Kingdom and Europe since the police killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, in the United States on May 25.
The UK had reported 287,621 cases of infections and has the second-highest death toll in the world at 40,625 according to Johns Hopkins University tracker.
"Though the UK will be changed by this experience, I believe we can be stronger and better than ever before," said UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Ferguson's resignation came after the Daily Telegraph reported that a woman, said to be his 'lover', came to his home in London on two occasions during the lockdown.
Sunday's figures also showed another 4,463 people had tested positive for the virus, bringing the total to almost 153,000.
Philip Rutnam said that he now intended to take legal action against the Home Office on the basis of constructive dismissal.
Amman was jailed at 18 in December 2018, and was released after serving part of his sentence, but was deemed sufficiently high risk that he was under special monitoring by police.
