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The latest Covid guests from Ondon have been revealed, as new figures also show that around one in 25 people in England had Covid last week.
An estimated 2.7 million people across the UK had Covid last week, 18% more than the 2.3 million the previous week, according to new data from the National Statistics Office.
This is the highest estimate since late April, but is still below the all-time high of 4.9 million at the end of March.
New figures also reveal for the week ending July 1, there were eighteen Covid hotspot areas in London with a weekly case rate of over 400 per 100,000.
The highest case rates in the capital this week were found in East Putney, which had a case rate of 510 per 100,000, according to ONS data.
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Hayes North in Bromley followed closely as it had a case rate of 482.7.
Brondesbury Park in Brent had a rate of 472.6, the Woodcote area in Croydon had a rate of 461.6 and the Pinner South area in Harrow had a rate of 459.4.
Areas of London by case rates, with darker areas representing higher case rates
/ ONS
Several areas of east London had noticeably lower case rates, with lower case rates being found in the east and north-east of the capital during the week.
Loxford Park in Redbridge had a case rate of only 38.2 per 100,000, Shadwell North in Tower Hamlets only 38.7 per 100,000 and Ilford North in Redbridge with a rate of 43.2 per 100,000.
The data is divided into smaller areas called Medium Layer Super Output Areas (MSOAs) and their names may not match those commonly used when describing our own neighborhoods.
Case rates are calculated by dividing the total of seven days by the population of the area and multiplying by 100,000 to facilitate comparison between areas.
In total, London had 20,058 cases of Covid last week, according to the latest data, and a case rate of 222.8 per 100,000.
Meanwhile, the latest data also showed that the number of people hospitalized in England who have tested positive for Covid-19 stood at 11,878 on July 7, up 33% on weekdays.
Those with Covid symptoms severe enough to require mechanical fan beds stood at 232 on July 7, up 10% on weekdays and the highest number for two months.
However, it still remained well below previous pandemic peaks, thanks to the successful launch of the vaccine.
Areas of London with case rates above 400 per 100,000 the week ended July 1st
East Putney, Wandsworth: 510 Covid cases per 100,000
Hayes North in Bromley: 482.7 cases of Covid per 100,000
Brondesbury Park in Brent: 472.6 cases of Covid per 100,000
Woodcote to Croydon: 461.6 cases of Covid per 100,000
Pinner South in Harrow: 459.4 cases of Covid per 100,000
Woodside Park in Barnet: 451.9 cases of Covid per 100,000
Chiswick North West in Ealing: 440.3 cases of Covid per 100,000
Notting Dale – Kensington and Chelsea – 436.9 cases per 100.0
Oakleigh Park in Barnet: 430.5 cases of Covid per 100.0
Heathrow, Hardmonsworth and Sipson, Hillingdon: 430.2 cases of Covid per 100,000
South Wimbledon to Merton: 429.7 cases of Covid per 100,000
Pitshanger in Ealing: 424.7 cases of Covid per 100,000
Mill Hill East in Barnet: 423.6 cases of Covid per 100,000
Yiewsley East in Hillingdon: 417.7 cases of Covid per 100,000
Farnborough to Bromley: 411.8 cases of Covid per 100,000
Chase Farm and The Ridgeway in Enfield: 409 cases of Covid per 100,000
Camberwell South to Southwark: 404.9 cases of Covid per 100,000
Stanmore Park in Harrow: 402.9 cases of Covid per 100,000
Brent Valley in Ealing: 400.6 cases of Covid per 100,000