The South East has overtaken London as the region with the highest weekly number of Covid-19 deaths, figures released today reveal.
Regional data from the Office for National Statistics show there were 966 coronavirus-linked deaths in the last week of April in the South East.
The North West, where 910 coronavirus patients died, also had a higher death toll than London. It is the first time the capital hasn't seen the highest number of deaths, the figures show.
However, the ONS analysis found London still had the highest proportion of deaths involving the killer virus - with 40.2% of all deaths being Covid-19 related.