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Andy Burnham's warning as north west now has more coronavirus hospital cases than London

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The North West has become the new epicentre of coronavirus as the number of hospital cases has overtaken London. There are 2,033 people in hospital with COVID-19 in London, compared to 2,191 in the North West, according to figures released at Sunday's Downing Street press conference.

The figures come as Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, told the Guardian that "deprived communities" had been hardest hit by the virus.

The peak of the virus appears to have been on April 15 in the North West, while it London it is believed to have occurred on April 8.

On Sunday, the number of confirmed infections in Greater Manchester went up by 455 to 7,246 - by far the biggest daily increase so far.

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