Last updated: Tuesday 19 January at 09:00am
On 18 January 2021 the daily number of new people tested positive for COVID-19 in London was reported as 7,051. The total number of COVID-19 cases reported up to 18 January 2021 in London is 584,977.
In the most recent week of complete data, 07 January 2021 - 13 January 2021, 68,566 people tested positive in London, a rate of 765 cases per 100,000 population. This compares with 90,923 cases and a rate of 1015 for cases per 100,000 the previous week.
For England as a whole there were 520 cases per 100,000 population for the week ending 13 January 2021.
On 18 January 2021 there were 7,917 COVID-19 patients in London hospitals. This compares with 7,799 patients on 11 January 2021.
On 18 January 2021 there were 1,220 COVID-19 patients in mechanical ventilation beds in London hospitals. This compares with 1,073 patients on 11 January 2021.
On 18 January 2021 it was announced that 115 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 18 January 2021 is 10,806.