There were 2,466 coronavirus deaths in the week up to 13 November in England and Wales, according to government figures.
According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS), which counts death certificates where COVID-19 is mentioned, this was up by 529 (27%) on the previous seven days when the figure stood at 1,937 deaths.
It's the highest weekly coronavirus death figure since the week ending 22 May.
The COVID-19 deaths made up a fifth of the overall deaths in England and Wales in the week ending 13 November.
