A total of 1,382 deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending January 14 mentioned Covid-19 on the death certificate, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
This is up 50% on the previous seven days, and is the highest number since 1,501 deaths in the week to March 12 2021.
Around one in 10 (10.4%) of all deaths registered in England and Wales in the week to January 14 mentioned Covid-19 on the death certificate.
Some 253 care home resident deaths involving Covid-19 in England and Wales were registered in the week to January 14, up from 130 in the previous seven days.
In total, 44,991 care home residents in England and Wales have had Covid-19 recorded on their death certificate since the pandemic began.
The ONS figures cover deaths of care home residents in all settings, not just in care homes.
A total of 178,978 deaths have occurred in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, the ONS said.
The highest number on a single day was 1,485 on January 19 2021.
During the first wave of the virus, the daily toll peaked at 1,461 on April 8 2020.
