One new coronavirus death at Western Sussex Hospitals Trust
It brings the total number of people in hospitals, who've died in West Sussex from coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, to 962
One new coronavirus death has been recorded at Western Sussex Hospitals Trust in the latest 24-hour period, the latest official figures show.
NHS England figures show 962 people had died in hospital at Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as of 5pm on Tuesday (June 15).
That was an increase of one compared to Monday, when there were 961.
No other deaths have been recorded in the latest week. The previous week, two deaths were reported.
The victims were among 11,563 deaths recorded across the South East.
Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.
This means some of the deaths that were first recorded in the latest period may actually have taken place days earlier.
NHS England guidance states:
"Confirmation of Covid-19 diagnosis, death notification and reporting in central figures can take up to several days and the hospitals providing the data are under significant operational pressure."
Only deaths that occur in hospitals where the patient has tested positive for Covid-19 are recorded, with deaths in the community excluded, such as those in care homes.