By mid-March 2020 , there had been almost 500 cases of coronavirus in London and 23 fatalities ; four weeks later , there were over 4,000 cases , with death rates higher than those experienced during the Blitz in World War II .
As of 29 April 2020 , London is one of the worst affected regions of England , with 24,090 cases , and ( as at 28 April ) 4,901 deaths .