No more deaths recorded in Southwark

A nurse puts on PPE in a ward for Covid patients at King's College Hospital, in south east London. Picture date: Tuesday December 21, 2021.

There were no more coronavirus deaths recorded over the latest weekly period in Southwark.

The latest figures from the UK coronavirus dashboard show a total of 553 people had died in the area by April 27 – which was unchanged from on the week before.

They were among 23,279 deaths recorded across London.

The weekly figures now include anyone whose death certificate – registered up to 14 days before May 11 (Thursday) – mentions Covid-19 as one of the causes.

A total of 191,016 deaths were recorded throughout England by April 27.