London’s coronavirus cases have doubled, with 6,272 people testing positive for Covid-19 in the seven days leading up to October 4.
In comparison, 3,182 Londoners tested positive for the virus in the previous week.
Some of London’s wealthiest boroughs are now leading the second wave in the capital.
But which boroughs have the highest coronavirus rates, and could there be a local London lockdown?
Which London boroughs have the highest rate of Covid-19?
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The following boroughs had the highest rates of Covid-19 in the week up to October 5, per 100,000 people:
Richmond-upon-Thames: 112.1
Redbridge: 108.8
Kensington and Chelsea: 82
Kingston-upon-Thames: 72.7
Westminster: 68.5
How many coronavirus cases are there in each London borough?
The following are the cumulative coronavirus case totals for each borough as of Oct 4.
- Barnet: 2,579
- Brent: 2,519
- Croydon: 2,505
- Ealing: 2,480
- Newham: 2,231
- Redbridge: 2,183
- Southwark: 2,161
- Lambeth: 2,119
- Bromley: 2,016
- Wandsworth: 1,949
- Enfield: 1,943
- Harrow: 1,916
- Hillingdon: 1,862
- Hounslow: 1,861
- Hackney and City of London: 1,770
- Lewisham: 1,770
- Tower Hamlets: 1,706
- Waltham Forest: 1,673
- Havering: 1,627
- Bexley: 1,461
- Greenwich: 1,417
- Haringey: 1,416
- Barking and Dagenham: 1,341
- Westminster: 1,315
- Sutton: 1,270
- Hammersmith and Fulham: 1,250
- Merton: 1,242
- Camden: 1,177
- Kingston upon Thames: 1,070
- Islington: 1,054
- Richmond upon Thames: 983
- Kensington and Chelsea: 927
This data is taken from the london.gov website and covers all cases recorded since the start of the pandemic.
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Could London go back into lockdown?
The government has not confirmed whether or not London could go into lockdown, but there are currently no additional restrictions in place in the capital.
On Friday, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said that ‘further restrictions are highly likely’ due to the surge in cases.
He told LBC: ‘My prediction is there will be more restrictions being brought in because we don’t want to see in October and November what we saw in March and April.’
He added that further restrictions would not be based on boroughs and would be London-wide.
Thirty out of 32 boroughs have seen an increase in cases since London was put on the Government’s national watchlist two weeks ago.
The only boroughs to see a fall in case numbers are Barking and Dagenham and Havering.
If London were to go into a lockdown, the restrictions could be similar to the ones seen in other major cities, such as Liverpool and Manchester.
These include a ban people socialising with others outside of their household or support bubble, and stricter curfews on pubs, restaurants and other entertainment venues.
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