London coronavirus cases: Latest figures show number of new Covid-19 cases up in 19 boroughs

The rate of new coronavirus cases in London is highest in Southwark and Hackney and City of London, the latest data has revealed.

The rolling seven-day rate of Covid-19 cases shows that new cases per 100,000 people have increased in 19 boroughs.

The data also shows a drop in new cases in 12 local authorities. One, Bexley, had the same rate of new cases week-on-week.

Hackney and City of London, which have been combined by Public Health England for the purposes of counting, recorded the highest rate, with 56 new cases at a rate of 19.3 per 100,000.

Second highest is Southwark, with 50 new cases at a rate of 15.7.

The list has been calculated by the PA news agency and is based on Public Health England data published on August 24 on the Government’s coronavirus online dashboard.

Take a look below for the full list. From left to right, it reads: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to August 21; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to August 21; rate of new cases in the seven days to August 14; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to August 14.

Coronavirus rates in London

Barking and Dagenham 11.7 (25), 14.1 (30)

Barnet 11.6 (46), 10.9 (43)

Bexley 6.0 (15), 6.0 (15)

Brent 7.0 (23), 10.0 (33)

Bromley 7.2 (24), 6.6 (22)

Camden 9.6 (26), 7.8 (21)

Croydon 7.2 (28), 4.9 (19)

Ealing 14.6 (50), 9.7 (33)

Enfield 10.5 (35), 6.6 (22)

Greenwich 2.8 (8), 4.5 (13)

Hackney and City of London 19.3 (56), 11.7 (34)

Hammersmith and Fulham 13.0 (24), 15.1 (28)

Haringey 11.5 (31), 8.9 (24)

Harrow 11.9 (30), 7.2 (18)

Havering 8.1 (21), 5.8 (15)

Hillingdon 14.3 (44), 12.1 (37)

Hounslow 11.0 (30), 18.0 (49)

Islington 8.7 (21), 2.5 (6)

Kensington and Chelsea 10.9 (17), 14.7 (23)

Kingston upon Thames 9.6 (17), 13.0 (23)

Lambeth 9.5 (31), 8.9 (29)

Lewisham 8.8 (27), 5.2 (16)

Merton 6.8 (14), 8.7 (18)

Newham 8.5 (30), 9.6 (34)

Redbridge 6.6 (20), 9.8 (30)

Richmond upon Thames 8.6 (17), 18.2 (36)

Southwark 15.7 (50), 9.1 (29)

Sutton 10.2 (21), 2.9 (6)

Tower Hamlets 8.3 (27), 5.5 (18)

Waltham Forest 9.4 (26), 12.3 (34)

Wandsworth 15.5 (51), 9.4 (31)

Westminster 10.7 (28), 8.4 (22)

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