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- Yesterday Public Health England confirmed 1,035 new coronavirus cases.
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- In Waltham Forest there are now 38 Covid-18 cases while in Redbridge the number of confirmed cases has risen to 42.
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- In Essex, Public Health England has confirmed 45 cases.
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- There are 15 confirmed cases in Newham, 30 in Havering, and 30 in Barking and Dagenham.
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- London now accounts for 1,965 of the UK's 5,018 confirmed cases.
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- Across the country, there have been 233 virus related deaths.
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- Boris Johnson has warned the NHS could be "overwhelmed" if people do not act to slow the "accelerating" spread of coronavirus.
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- The Prime Minister has called on the public to join a "heroic and collective national effort" and follow social distancing advice, with Mother's Day approaching.
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- The government has also confirmed members of the Armed Forces will help ensure essential items like groceries can be delivered to people who are at-risk.
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