ONS figures also reveal one in 45 people in Scotland had virus in week ending 11 September
Coronavirus infection levels have risen in schoolchildren in England, data has revealed, with more than one in 37 of those in years 7 to 11 estimated to have had Covid last week.
Experts say the findings could be linked to the return of schools after the summer break. In England many schools returned on 1 September, or the day after.