{"id":41619,"date":"2020-11-30T17:47:06","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T17:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=41619"},"modified":"2020-11-30T17:47:06","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T17:47:06","slug":"london-coronavirus-cases-fall-in-nearly-every-borough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/london-coronavirus-cases-fall-in-nearly-every-borough\/","title":{"rendered":"London coronavirus cases fall in nearly every borough"},"content":{"rendered":"

London Coronavirus cases are falling in almost every borough with the majority of London boroughs are hitting Tier 1 levels.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Westminster has seen its cases drop to just under 100 per 100,000. Boroughs that follow are Camden with a rate of 84.1, Southwark 104.8, Lambeth 119.9, Kensington & Chelsea 117.2 and Islington with 114.7.<\/p>\n

At the moment only two London boroughs are are experiencing increases in cases, those are Redbridge where cases have increased by 1.5% and Waltham Forest has seen cases increase by 0.5%.<\/p>\n

Cabinet Officer Micheal Gove made a strong appeal for London to be put under the most draconian restrictions.<\/p>\n

However, the prime minister has had to consider the economic impact if London were to be put in Tier 3.<\/p>\n

If London was put into Tier 3, 550,000 jobs would be at risk, Tier 2 will put 50,000 jobs at risk.<\/p>\n

There are about 1,400 people being treated for COVID-19 in London’s hospitals at the moment. London’s hospital network is well prepared for an increase in cases which further point to Tier 2.<\/p>\n

Other cities around the UK are not as well equipped and face being overwhelmed if cases increase.<\/p>\n

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We are providing daily updates on #COVID19<\/a> in London. <\/p>\n

On 29 November the daily number of new people who tested positive for COVID-19 in London was reported as 1,639. The latest reported number of patients in London hospitals was 1,480.<\/p>\n

Full update here: https:\/\/t.co\/d3A29xu27a<\/a><\/p>\n

— London Gov (@LDN_gov) November 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n