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- The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called on the Government to change its advice on wearing face masks.
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- Meanwhile told Transport Secretary Grant Shapps BBC Breakfast this morning that wearing masks on public transport "could be counterproductive".
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- This comes as the Government last night extended the coronavirus lockdown by at least three more weeks.
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- In the UK, 103,093 people have tested positive and 13,729 patients with coronavirus have died in hospitals - according to yesterday's figures. 861 more deaths were announced yesterday.
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- There are 1,647 confirmed cases in Essex so far, 548 in Redbridge, and 586 in Waltham Forest.
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- Yesterday, Public Health England confirmed a further nine deaths of Covid-19 patients at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, bringing its total death toll to 141.
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- At Barts Health Trust, 19 more deaths were announced - bringing the death toll to 280.
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- Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs King George Hospital in Ilford, has recorded 136 total coronavirus deaths with one new death confirmed yesterday.
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- Follow our live blog for the latest coronavirus updates for east London and Essex:
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