Coronavirus numbers in London
In the 24-hour period ending 5pm Sunday 26 April, it was announced that a further 87 people who tested positive for COVID-19 were confirmed to have died in hospitals in the Greater London area.
This brought the total number of reported deaths in London hospitals of patients who tested positive for COVID-19 to 4,693.
In the week ending 10 April, 84% of deaths from COVID-19 took place in a hospital, 16% took place in homes, care homes and hospices.
These data are published by NHS England and updated daily with the deaths from the most recently completed reporting period.
Announced deaths by reporting period ending 5pm
| Rest of England | London | |
| 17 April | 563 | 221 |
| 18 April | 400 | 82 |
| 19 April | 348 | 81 |
| 20 April | 646 | 132 |
| 21 April | 492 | 173 |
| 22 April | 425 | 89 |
| 23 April | 461 | 126 |
| 24 April | 595 | 116 |
| 25 April | 272 | 64 |
| 26 April | 242 | 87 |
Source: NHS COVID-19 Daily Deaths
Occurrences and delays in reporting
Confirmation of COVID-19 diagnosis, death notification and reporting in central figures can take up to several days. The totals reported at 5pm on each day will likely not include all deaths that occurred on that day or on recent prior days. Additionally, these figures do not include deaths outside hospital, such as those in care homes.
The data published by NHS England includes both date of occurrence and reporting. Deaths by date of occurrence and cumulative deaths are plotted below. Due to the delay in reporting, recent data is expected to be revised upwards in coming days.
Source: NHS COVID-19 Daily Deaths
Note: recent data (shaded region) is likely to change.