The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Richmond increased by 56 over the last 24 hours, official figures show.

Public Health England figures show that 1,399 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Thursday (October 15) in Richmond, up from 1,343 the same time on Wednesday.

The health body is now including Pillar 2 tests – those carried out by commercial partners – alongside Pillar 1 tests, which are analysed in NHS or PHE laboratories and which made up the first stage of the Government's mass testing programme.

The rate of infection in Richmond now stands at 707 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 1,017.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 18,978 over the period, to 673,622.

Richmond's cases were among the 67,346 recorded across London, a figure which rose by 1,843 over the period.

Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.