Last updated: Saturday 26 December at 10:00am
On 25 December 2020 the daily number of new people tested positive for COVID-19 in London was reported as 9,790. The total number of COVID-19 cases reported up to 24 December 2020 in London is 299,263.
In the most recent week of complete data, 14 December 2020 - 20 December 2020, 63,603 people tested positive in London, a rate of 710 cases per 100,000 population. This compares with 32,432 cases and a rate of 362 cases per 100,000 for the previous week.
For England as a whole there were 355 cases per 100,000 population for the week ending 20 December 2020.
On 25 December 2020 there were 3,966 COVID-19 patients in London hospitals. This compares with 2,482 patients on 15 December 2020.
On 22 December 2020 there were 462 COVID-19 patients in mechanical ventilation beds in London hospitals. This compares with 292 patients on 15 December 2020.
In the week up to 24 December 2020 it was announced that 318 people had died in London hospitals following a positive test for COVID-19. The total number of people who have died following a positive test for COVID-19 in London hospitals up to 24 December 2020 is 7,897.