COVID-19 pandemic in London

COVID-19 pandemic in London
COVID-19 pandemic in London
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	London, England, UK
First outbreak	Wuhan, Hubei, China
Arrival date	12 February 2020
Confirmed cases	1,228,614 (up to 16 November 2021)
Hospitalised cases	1,094 (active, as of 15 November 2021); 87,586 (total, up to 13 November 2021);
Ventilator cases	184 (active, as of 15 November 2021)
Recovered	no data
Deaths	15,019 (hospital deaths, up to 27 July 2021); 16,897 (deaths within 28 days of positive test, up to 15 November 2021); 19,665 (deaths within 60 days of positive test, up to 10 November 2021); 20,501 (deaths with COVID-19 on the death certificate by date of death, up to 29 October 2021);
Fatality rate	193.6 (death rate per 100,000 population who died within 28 days of the first positive test); 229.6 (death rate per 100,000 population whose death certificate mentioned COVID-19);
Government website
	www.london.gov.uk/coronavirus

The first case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in London, England, was confirmed on 12 February 2020 in a woman who had recently arrived from China. By March 2020, there had been almost 500 confirmed cases in the city, and 23 deaths; a month later, the number of deaths had topped 4,000.

London was initially one of the worst affected regions of England. As of 16 February 2023, there have been 3,129,342 cases,^[2] and 184,255 deaths of patients who tested positive for COVID-19 in London hospitals.^[5] This underestimates the total deaths attributable to COVID-19; up to 1 May 2020, only 76% of deaths in London involving COVID-19 occurred in hospitals.^[5] The city's poorest boroughs – Newham, Brent and Hackney – have been the hardest hit areas in terms of deaths per 100,000 population. Harrow and Brent had excess death rates over three times the national average.

^ "Cases in London". Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the UK". gov.uk. Archived from the original on 15 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Healthcare in London". Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
^ The UK Government does not publish the number of recovered cases.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Coronavirus numbers in London". London.Gov.UK. Mayor of London. 3 July 2020. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Deaths in London". Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

[1] "Cases in London". Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

[PHEupdate-2] "Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the UK". gov.uk. Archived from the original on 15 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[coronavirus.data.gov.uk-3] "Healthcare in London". Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

[recoveries-4] The UK Government does not publish the number of recovered cases.

[LondonGov-5] "Coronavirus numbers in London". London.Gov.UK. Mayor of London. 3 July 2020. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

[ReferenceA-6] "Deaths in London". Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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