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The Covid-19 infection rate has started falling in Havering - Credit: PA/Jane Barlow Havering’s coronavirus infection rate has fallen, week-on-week, for three days in a row, suggesting that lockdown may finally be working. However, the borough’s infection rate remains high and its hospital trust continues to face enormous pressure. Between Thursday, January 7, and Saturday, January 9, Havering’s infection rate fell each day, compared to the previous week. On January 7, the borough had 1,129 confirmed cases per 100,000 residents.  Although a very high rate, that was down 11 per ce...

Advertisement The national lockdown failed to stop the spiralling spread of coronavirus in London's infection hotspot of Havering, official data reveals, because residents could not work from home and school outbreaks rumbled on. Across the borough, in the east of the city, the number of Covid-19 cases almost doubled between the end of October and December 5, surging from 208.4 to 379.5 positive tests per 100,000 residents. And breaking it into smaller areas reveals Romford and Hornchurch are at the epicentre, after cases there surged uncontrollably over the four-week shutdown where pubs, res...