Nearly three times as many people in England and Wales are dying of flu and pneumonia than with coronavirus after a sharp drop in Covid-19 fatalities in recent weeks.
Figures from the ONS show that 917 flu and pneumonia deaths were registered for the week ending on July 10.
But 366 people died that week after testing positive for Covid-19 that week alone, and accounts for 4.2% of all deaths in England and Wales.
The study shows that number of deaths registered in the same week was 6.1% (560 deaths) below the five-year average.
The number of total deaths up to 10 July 2020 was 353,407, which is 53,419 more than the five-year average.
The UK's worst day for coronavirus came on April 8 when 1,445 people were reported to have died from Covid-19 in just 24 hours.
Lockdown measures implemented in the wake of the crisis appear to have seriously dampened the spread of the virus across the UK. in recent weeks.
The UK coronavirus death toll rose by 79 today - taking the total to 45,501.
It comes after a further 11 people were confirmed to have died in hospital in the last 24 hours.
The latest figures account for deaths in all setting and are released ahead of legislation making the wearing of face coverings mandatory in English shops comes into force.
From Friday all but those with specific exemption will be required to cover their nose and mouth when shopping.
A new mutation of coronavirus is the most dominant in the world and it is spreading quicker in the UK than the original strain from Wuhan in China, an expert has warned.
Professor Nick Loman, who is part of the Covid-19 Genomics Consortium, said the new strain - known as D614G - has an observable impact on cases in humans and is speeding up outbreaks across the world.
But according to Prof Loman, who is based at the University of Birmingham, the new strain is not thought to increase the risk of death or lengthen hospital stays.
He said scientists analysed more than 40,000 genomes in the UK and found D614G mainly increases transmissions between adults.
