COVID-19 pandemic in London
The first case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in London, England, was confirmed on 12 February 2020 in a woman who had recently arrived from China. By March 2020, there had been almost 500 confirmed cases in the city, and 23 deaths; a month later, the number of deaths had topped 4,000.
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| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | London, England, UK |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Arrival date | 12 February 2020 |
| Confirmed cases | 1,228,614 (up to 16 November 2021) |
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| Ventilator cases | 184 (active, as of 15 November 2021) |
| Recovered | no data |
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London was initially one of the worst affected regions of England. As of 16 February 2023, there have been 3,129,342 cases, and 184,255 deaths of patients who tested positive for COVID-19 in London hospitals. This underestimates the total deaths attributable to COVID-19; up to 1 May 2020, only 76% of deaths in London involving COVID-19 occurred in hospitals. The city's poorest boroughs – Newham, Brent and Hackney – have been the hardest hit areas in terms of deaths per 100,000 population. Harrow and Brent had excess death rates over three times the national average.