COVID is now only ninth in a list of leading causes of death in England. The virus accounted for just 2.4 per cent of deaths in July.
It comes despite rising numbers of cases and shows how successful the jabs are at weakening the link between infections, serious illness and death.
Yesterday, a further 31,914 cases were recorded in the UK.
There were 40 deaths — the lowest in a week.
Official ONS data showed dementia and Alzheimer’s disease were the main causes of death in England and Wales last month.
There were more deaths from the flu and old age than from Covid. The virus has plummeted from the No1 spot, which it held in November, December, January and February.
But Prof Kevin McConway, of the Open University, warned: “Vaccines have weakened the link between Covid infections and deaths, but people are still dying. Vaccination doesn’t miraculously fix everything.”
The ONS data revealed infection rates are far higher than this time last year. One person in every 75 had Covid last month, compared to one in 2,000 in 2020.
Prof McConway added: “There was far more infection around this July than last, but fewer deaths. This points to a reduction in the chance of dying — largely due to vaccination.”
