Last updated: Thursday 31 December at 08:00am
On 30 December 2020 the daily number of new people tested positive for COVID-19 in London was reported as 12,830. The total number of COVID-19 cases reported up to 30 December 2020 in London is 357,544.
In the most recent week of complete data, 19 December 2020 - 25 December 2020, 67,371 people tested positive in London, a rate of 752 cases per 100,000 population. This compares with 58,036 cases and a rate of 648 cases per 100,000 for the previous week.
For England as a whole there were 374 cases per 100,000 population for the week ending 25 December 2020.
On 29 December 2020 there were 5,371 COVID-19 patients in London hospitals. This compares with 3,559 patients on 22 December 2020.
On 29 December 2020 there were 599 COVID-19 patients in mechanical ventilation beds in London hospitals. This compares with 400 patients on 22 December 2020.
On 30 December 2020 it was announced that 83 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 30 December 2020 is 8,181.