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ondon’s battle against Covid-19 cases appears to be stalling with nine boroughs seeing a rise in weekly infections, official figures reveal on Tuesday.
They show there were 24,162 confirmed cases in the capital in the week to August 4, giving a seven-day rate of 268.4 infections per 100,000 Londoners, down 5.4 per cent on the previous week.
The weekly drop compares to a fall of 9.3 per cent in the seven days to August 3, 13.7 per cent to August 2, and 36.3 per cent to July 27, suggesting the decline in cases is running out of steam.
The official figures show:
* Kingston saw the biggest increase in cases in the week to August 4, up 13.4 per cent, followed by Croydon 7.3 per cent, and Redbridge 5.4 per cent.
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* The largest drop was in Bexley, down 18.9 per cent, with Westminster dropping 18.8 per cent and Richmond 16 per cent.
* The highest seven-day rate was in Hammersmith and Fulham at 367.8 infections per 100,000 people, followed by Lambeth on 354.2 and Wandsworth 319.
* The lowest rate was in Enfield at 199.9.
* There were 1,077 coronavirus patients in the capital’s hospitals, as of Monday, down from a third wave peak so far of 1,157 a week earlier, but the figure has remained above 1,000 so far this month. Just over 200 patients are so ill that they are on ventilators.
* On Saturday, 102 Covid patients were admitted to the city’s hospitals.
* A further three deaths, within 28 days of the individuals testing postive for the virus, were announced for the capital on Monday, though, these figures tend to be lower on a Monday as the authorities take time to confirm fatalities.
Health chiefs believe that people gathering to watch Euro 2020 games in June and July may have fuelled the spread of the disease which then declined after schools broke up for the summer holidays, people left the capital to go on breaks, and some individuals disengaged with the testing system amid the “pingdemic”.
They have warned that the third wave could last for several months rather than being a sharp rise and similar fall.
However, coronavirus patients being admitted to hospital are generally less ill and younger than in previous waves.
The detailed figures for London show:
* Kingston saw 481 cases in the week to August 4, up 57 (13.4%) with a seven-day rate of 268.5 confirmed infections per 100,000 people.
* Croydon 1146 cases, up 78 (7.3%) rate 294.9
* Redbridge 804 cases, up 41 (5.4%) rate 263
* Sutton 524 cases, up 24 (4.8%) rate 252.3
* Newham 978 cases, up 40 (4.3%) rate 275.3
* Lewisham 906 cases, up 33 (3.8%) rate 296.7
* Lambeth 1140 cases, up 30 (2.7%) rate 354.2
* Merton 556 cases, up 7 (1.3%) rate 269.3
* Barking and Dagenham 514 cases, up 2 (0.4%) rate 240.1
* Hackney and City of London 819 cases, down 14 (-1.7%) rate 280.6
* Hillingdon 750 cases, down 25 (-3.2%) rate 242.7
* Harrow 711 cases, down 30 (-4%) rate 281.8
* Ealing 1016 cases, down 43 (-4.1%) rate 298.5
* Tower Hamlets 918 cases, down 43 (-4.5%) rate 276.5
* Kensington and Chelsea 376 cases, down 19 (-4.8%) rate 239.7
* Brent 962 cases, down 51 (-5%) rate 293.5
* Hounslow 721 cases, down 39 (-5.1%) rate 265.3
* Hammersmith and Fulham 675 cases, down 38 (-5.3%) rate 367.8
* Wandsworth 1052 cases, down 66 (-5.9%) rate 319
* Camden 610 cases, down 57 (-8.5%) rate 218.2
* Havering 678 cases, down 71 (-9.5%) rate 260.1
* Southwark 936 cases, down 99 (-9.6%) rate 292.5
* Enfield 667 cases, down 72 (-9.7%) rate 199.9
* Bromley 808 cases, down 103 (-11.3%) rate 242.8
* Greenwich 737 cases, down 96 (-11.5%) rate 255
* Islington 667 cases, down 91 (-12%) rate 268.8
* Barnet 979 cases, down 148 (-13.1%) rate 245.4
* Haringey 693 cases, down 105 (-13.2%) rate 260.2
* Waltham Forest 718 cases, down 126 (-14.9%) rate 259.3
* Richmond 450 cases, down 86 (-16%) rate 227.1
* Westminster 577 cases, down 134 (-18.8%) rate 213.8
* Bexley 593 cases, down 138 (-18.9%) rate 237.9
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