This means there were around 6,000 new cases of COVID-19 every day – almost double the rate of the week previously.
The ONS estimated 3,200 new cases per day in last week’s report.
In Wales for the same period, the ONS estimate that 1,500 people had COVID-19, which is around 1 in 2,000 people.
The report also stated there was clear evidence of increasing coronavirus cases amongst people aged two to 11, 17 to 24 and 25 to 34.
