Richmond's Covid-19 rate rises as three people test positive again
By The Editor
13th Aug 2020 | Local News
Three more cases of coronavirus among Richmond residents have been recorded in a single day once again.
Three people tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday, August 8.
Latest official figures show the same number tested positive on Monday, August 10.
Before this, there had not been three positive results in the town in one day for a number of weeks.
There have been 16 new cases of the virus in Richmond in the 11 days to Tuesday, August 11.
As a result, Richmond's infection rate has climbed to 287.9 cases per 100,000 people in the population. This figure was 278.8 at the end of July.
Other nearby areas have far higher infection rates. Wandsworth's is 382.5, only just below the London average of 407.7 per 100,000 people.
Wandsworth has recorded a large number of cases recently - recording nine new cases on both August 3 and 5.
Covid-19 deaths
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show 152 people in Richmond have died after testing positive for the virus.
The most recent data available is the week to July 31 when one Richmond resident died in hospital after contracting Covid-19.
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