London officially has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in England, with the capital set to head into Tier 3 next week after the recent surge in cases.

The city had the highest average infection rate in the country—191.8 per 100,000 people—for the week of November 30 to December 6, according to Public Health England's weekly surveillance study. Cases rose from 158.1 per 100,000 people in the previous week, with several news outlets reporting that Health Minister Helen Whateley will likely upgrade the alert level to Very High on December 19.