Coronavirus deaths at West Sussex hospital trust reach 200
More than 6,000 new cases have been reported in the county in the last seven days
The total number of coronavirus deaths at a West Sussex hospital trust has passed 200, with another five being confirmed over the weekend.
The patients in the care of the Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the time of their deaths, all of which were recorded on Thursday (January 7th) and first included in NHS England's figures on Saturday (January 9th).
It brings the total number of deaths recorded at the trust since the start of the pandemic to 201, with 36 of those taking place since the start of last week.
The trust runs St Richard's Hospital in Chichester, Worthing Hospital and Southlands Hospital in Shoreham.
In addition, a further two deaths was recorded at the Sussex Community NHS Trust, which runs community health services across West Sussex, Brighton and Hove and part of East Sussex.
A total of 27 people have died there within 28 days of receiving a positive test result.
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."
In total, 677 deaths have been recorded in West Sussex where people had a positive coronavirus test result for Covid-19 and died within 28 days of the first positive test in all settings, including care homes, private homes and in hospices.
Mid Sussex has seen the most with 159 deaths, followed by Horsham with 124, Arun with 108, Crawley with 99, Worthing with 79, Chichester with 77 and Adur with 31.
As of 9am on Monday morning, 26,067 people had tested positive for coronavirus in West Sussex since the start of the pandemic, including 6,094 in the last seven days.
The rate of infections is 3,017.1 per 100,000 people, below the national average for England (4,733.1) and the South East (4,062.6).
Here's how many people have tested positive for Covid-19 in West Sussex in the last week (figures in brackets show the rate per 100,000 people).
Crawley - 1,335 (1,187.6)
Arun - 1,073 (667.5)
Mid Sussex - 953 (631)
Horsham - 840 (584.2)
Worthing - 817 (738.9)
Chichester - 613 (506.1)
Adur - 463 (720.1)
Here's how many people have tested positive for Covid-19 in West Sussex since the start of the pandemic (figures in brackets show the rate per 100,000 people).
Mid Sussex - 4,845 (3,208.1)
Crawley - 4,806 (4,275.5)
Arun - 4,656 (2,896.3)
Horsham - 3,862 (2,685.8)
Chichester - 2,924 (2,414)
Worthing - 3,133 (2,833.5)
Adur - 1,841 (2,863.1)