Britain reported 2,491 new COVID cases on Wednesday, government data showed, up slightly from 2,472 on Tuesday.
A further 38 people were reported as having died within 28 days of a positive test for COVID-19, meaning there were 234 deaths between April 8 and 14, an increase of 9.3% compared with the previous seven days.
A total of 32.37 million people had received a first dose of a vaccine against coronavirus and 8.17 million people had received a second dose.
