Coronavirus cases in our borough – setting the record straight! You may have seen false reports in a couple of the national papers this week around a ‘big’ increase in Covid numbers in our borough. This is not the case. We’ve had 513 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the borough since the pandemic began, and compared to our neighbouring boroughs, where there have been 733 cases in Havering and 779 in Redbridge, our numbers are significantly lower. The Leader of the Council, Cllr Darren Rodwell, issued a statement about this, to set the record straight, which you can read here. The Leicester lockdown has shown us we aren’t out of the woods yet, and while some of the lockdown measures are easing this weekend, we all need to remember that we need to continue following government guidance and social distancing measures, to help prevent the spread of the virus