A total of 1,005 people have died in the area following a positive test for Covid-19
By Will Grimond, Data Reporter

A total of 168,913 deaths were recorded throughout England by Thursday– up from 167,949 last week

There was one more coronavirus death recorded over the latest weekly period in Barnet.

A total of 1,005 people had died in the area when the UK coronavirus dashboard was updated on October 20th (Thursday) – up from 1,004 on September 8th.

They were among 21,403 deaths recorded across London.

The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Barnet.

A total of 168,913 deaths were recorded throughout England by October 20th (Thursday) – up from 167,949 last week.

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