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Southwark has become London's coronavirus hotspot after the number of cases more than doubled.

There have now been at least 28 positive diagnoses of the coronavirus in the South London borough, making it the most infected borough in London during this pandemic.

Kensington and Chelsea had previously had the highest number of cases confirmed, with 21 on Friday (March 13) and 27 on Saturday (March 14).

However Southwark went from having 13 cases on Friday to 28 cases as of 9am on Saturday. It now has the second most cases of any local authority in the country, after Hampshire where there are now 41 cases.

Overall in London the number of cases almost doubled, while six Londoners were also declared dead, bringing the city's death toll to eight.

The total number of infections is no longer being monitored by the government, which has prioritised testing for at risk groups including the elderly and are advising patients with a mild case to stay at home and self-isolate.

But the infection figures in London still boosted from 167 to 313, an increase of 146 cases overnight.

Two patients died at Bart's, as well as patients at North Middlesex, Northwick Park and St George's hospitals. All were in the government's designated at risk age groups and had underlying health problems.

In Greenwich , where there had been just one case of the virus, there are now 10 confirmed diagnoses.

There are now no London boroughs without any cases of Covid-19. In Harrow and Bexley , the number of cases quintupled between Friday and Saturday, from two to 10 and one to five respectively.

In Brent , they went from four to 14, while in Lambeth they jumped from 9 to 25. Westminster cases grew from 11 to 24.

As a result of the constantly increasing number of cases and deaths, the government may be forced to adopt more stringent measures like banning public events and asking the elderly to self-isolate for the next four months.

As well as London's St Patrick's Day parade, which has been cancelled, the London Marathon was pushed back and even the mayoral elections will now take place next year instead of in May.

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The impact of the virus has led to fewer people shopping on high streets and in shopping centres, while supermarkets across the country have been victim to panic buyers unsure how they will feed themselves in a lock-down situation like Italy is seeing.

Travel to the UK has been banned by the US, while several European countries have taken the step to close down all schools to prevent the virus from spreading.

The latest figures can be found here. Have you been affected by coronavirus in your part of London? If so, email mylondonnewsdesk@reachplc.com