Coronavirus (COVID-19) numbers in London

Last updated: Friday 21 May, 09:00am

On 20 May 2021 the daily number of new people tested positive for COVID-19 in London was reported as 306. The total number of COVID-19 cases reported up to 20 May 2021 in London is 724,218.

In the most recent week of complete data, 09 May 2021 - 15 May 2021, 1,739 people tested positive in London, a rate of 19 cases per 100,000 population. This compares with 1,628 cases and a rate of 18 for the previous week.

For England as a whole there were 21 cases per 100,000 population for the week ending 15 May 2021.

On 19 May 2021 there were 241 COVID-19 patients in London hospitals. This compares with 275 patients on 12 May 2021.

On 19 May 2021 there were 48 COVID-19 patients in mechanical ventilation beds in London hospitals. This compares with 56 patients on 12 May 2021.

On 20 May 2021 it was announced that 2 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 20 May 2021 is 14,896.

Daily COVID-19 cases in London

Daily COVID-19 cases by date of specimen

Cases per 100k COVID-19 cases in London

People in hospital with COVID-19

People in hospital with COVID-19

Daily announced COVID-19 deaths in London hospitals

NHS England announces the number of patients who have died in hospitals in England and had either tested positive for COVID-19 or where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.

NHS England figures are updated at 2pm each day and include confirmed death cases reported at 4pm the previous day. Confirmation of COVID-19 diagnosis, death notification, death certificates and reporting in central figures can take up to several days and the hospitals providing the data are under significant operational pressure. This means that the totals reported at 4pm on each day may not include all deaths that occurred on that day or on recent prior days.

  London (positive test) London (no positive test) Total deaths
20 May 2 0 2
19 May 2 0 2
18 May 1 0 1
17 May 1 0 1
16 May 0 0 0
15 May 0 0 0
14 May 1 7 8

Source: NHS COVID-19 Daily Deaths

Weekly announced deaths in London hospitals

weekly covid-19 deaths over last 10 weeks

Daily COVID-19 deaths in London hospitals by date of occurrence

The figure below shows the number of COVID-19 deaths in London hospitals on the date the deaths occurred. This data differs from the number of deaths announced per day due to the time lag between date of death and reporting. Recent data is likely to be revised upwards.

A graph showing daily COVID-19 deaths in London hospitals by date of occurrence

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