Coronavirus cases are continuing to surge in nearly every local authority area in England with London seeing huge rises, Government statistics show.
A total of 30 boroughs in London have reported a rise, with a notable increase in the city's wealthiest areas. Richmond upon Thames has the highest infection rate in the capital, at 112.1 new cases per 100,000 people in the week to October 5.
Redbridge which now has London's second highest rate at 108.8, with the number of cases rising to 332, from 240. In Kensington and Chelsea, the rate has hit 82 after the number of cases more than tripled from 41 to 12 Overall, Nottingham now has the highest rate in England, with 2,294 new cases recorded earlier this month.