London’s Covid rate down 27%… but signs disease may have plateaued

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ovid-19 circumstances have tumbled in swathes of central London to a rate of lower than 40 confirmed new infections per 100,000 folks per week, official figures reveal at the moment.

They present the seven-day rate in Westminster down to 39.8 within the week to February 26, and 37 in Southwark.

For the capital as an entire, the seven-day rate was down to 61 after a weekly fall of 27.7 per cent, nonetheless, there are signs the disease may have plateaued in some areas and may even be beginning to creep up once more.

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* Kingston noticed the largest fall in circumstances of 55.6 per cent within the week to February 26, adopted by Newham on 44.6 %, Lambeth 40.3 per cent and Southwark 40.1 per cent.

* Twelve boroughs now have a seven-day rate beneath 50, with the opposite eight being Kingston, Hackney and City of London, Lambeth, Kensington and Chelsea, Richmond, Enfield, Bromley, Tower Hamlets.

* The highest rate was Ealing on 111.2, with Hounslow the one different borough above 100 on 106.1.

* Islington was the one borough to see circumstances will increase, by two or 2.2 per cent within the week to February 26.

The day by day introduced new confirmed circumstances fluctuate considerably and have been as little as 4 in Richmond on Wednesday, six in Islington and Haringey, and eight in Kingston and in Lewisham.

However, there have been 11 in Kensington and Chelsea after being zero the day earlier than.

The actual variety of circumstances can be considerably greater, partly because of so many individuals having the virus asymptomatically.

However, Londoners have succeeded in dramatically lowering the extent of the disease and public well being chiefs are urging them to hold on driving circumstances even decrease.

In the South East, the seven-day rate was down to 60.6 on February 26 after a weekly fall of 26.3 per cent, within the South West to 49.6 down 31 per cent, and within the Eastern area to 75.4 down 23.3 per cent.

The highest rate in England was the East Midlands on 136.5 after a drop of 21.4 per cent, adopted by Yorkshire and the Humber on 128 down 16.8 per cent, the North West on 121.1 down 22.3 per cent, and the North East on 110.3 down 26.6 per cent.

The detailed figures for London present that:

* Kingston noticed 72 within the week to February 26, down 90 (55.6%) with a seven-day rate of 40.6

* Newham 199 circumstances, down 160 (44.6%) rate 56.4

* Lambeth 154 circumstances, down 104 (40.3%) rate 47.2

* Southwark 118 circumstances, down 79 (40.1%) rate 37

* Kensington and Chelsea 68 circumstances, down 38 (35.8%) rate 43.6

* Barking and Dagenham 165 circumstances, down 89 (35%) rate 77.5

* Merton 147 circumstances, down 77 (34.4%) rate 71.2

* Bexley 139 circumstances, down 72 (34.1%) rate 56

* Waltham Forest 152 circumstances, down 76 (33.3%) rate 54.9

* Hillingdon 281 circumstances, down 137 (32.8%) rate 91.6

* Croydon 248 circumstances, down 114 (31.5%) rate 64.1

* Havering 158 circumstances, down 70 (30.7%) rate 60.9

* Lewisham 115 circumstances, down 50 (30.3%) rate 37.6

* Hounslow 288 circumstances, down 122 (29.8%) rate 106.1

* Richmond 97 circumstances, down 40 (29.2%) rate 49

* Camden 105 circumstances, down 41 (28.1%) rate 38.9

* Hammersmith and Fulham 138 circumstances, down 52 (27.4%) rate 74.5

* Redbridge 219 circumstances, down 79 (26.5%) rate 71.8

* Hackney and City of London 141 circumstances, down 49 (25.8%) rate 48.5

* Greenwich 148 circumstances, down 51 (25.6%) rate 51.4

* Enfield 165 circumstances, down 54 (24.7%) rate 49.4

* Westminster 104 circumstances, down 34 (24.6%) rate 39.8

* Haringey 142 circumstances, down 43 (23.2%) rate 52.9

* Brent 284 circumstances, down 84 (22.8%) rate 86.1

* Bromley 145 circumstances, down 38 (20.8%) rate 43.6

* Harrow 220 circumstances, down 54 (19.7%) rate 87.6

* Barnet 275 circumstances, down 60 (17.9%) rate 69.5

* Ealing 380 circumstances, down 80 (17.4%) rate 111.2

* Tower Hamlets 147 circumstances, down 29 (16.5%) rate 45.3

* Sutton 156 circumstances, down 21 (11.9%) rate 75.6

* Wandsworth 205 circumstances, down eight (3.8%) rate 62.2

* Islington 95 circumstances, up two (2.2%) rate 39.2

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