Number of coronavirus deaths revised down in Hackney

The number of coronavirus deaths were revised down in the latest 24-hour period in Hackney.

A total of 566 people had died in the area when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on June 29 (Wednesday) – down from 567 on Tuesday.

They were among 20,277 deaths recorded across London.

The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Hackney.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death, so some areas might see their figures revised down.

A total of 156,882 deaths were recorded throughout England by June 29 (Wednesday) – up from 156,765 on Tuesday.