According to Public Health England (PHE) out of the UKs total 4,014 confirmed coronavirus cases across the UK around 1,519 people are confirmed to be infected across London.
It is expected this number will rise later today when the Department for Health issues their daily numbers of coronavirus cases.
Latest figures published on Friday, shows that more than 60 Londoners have died from coronavirus and the latest report from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) is alarming.
Boris Johnson ordered pubs, restaurants and shops to close across the UK on Friday until further notice to stop the spread of coronavirus, bur despite this order some cafes and restaurants are still open in the capital such as Gail’s.
On Friday a major London hospital declared a “critical incident” as the number of coronavirus cases are doubling, and the death rate is climbing.
Northwick Park Hospital in northwest London confirmed it had reached “critical care capacity” and does not have any required space for patients needing “critical care.”
The email added that the NHS are “working under considerable pressure” particularly in “critical care, theatres and in many of our acute services.”
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