Number of coronavirus deaths revised down in Hillingdon
The number of coronavirus deaths were revised down in the latest 24-hour period in Hillingdon.
A total of 758 people had died in the area when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on May 20 (Friday) – down from 759 on Thursday.
They were among 20,066 deaths recorded across London.
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Hide AdThe figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Hillingdon.
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 154,779 deaths were recorded throughout England by May 20 (Friday) – up from 154,699 on Thursday.
Reduced testing means the reported number of coronavirus cases in the UK is likely to be an underestimate. However, the Office for National Statistics estimates that 1.3 million people had Covid-19 in the week ending May 13.