Number of coronavirus deaths revised down in Southwark

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

A total of 477 people had died in the area when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on May 17 (Tuesday) – down from 478 on Monday.

They were among 20,044 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 Southwark.

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 154,454 deaths were recorded throughout England by May 17 (Tuesday) – up from 154,273 on Monday.